Jose Luna/Mexico/Assault, Child Cruelty

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Jose Luna, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, in Decatur, Georgia, on charges of assault and child cruelty.

Luna faces two serious criminal charges. The assault charge indicates violent conduct toward another person, while the child cruelty charge — involving conduct that causes physical or emotional harm to a minor — is treated with particular severity under Georgia law. Depending on the circumstances, child cruelty can be charged as a felony carrying significant prison time. Crimes involving harm to children are among the most seriously prosecuted offenses under state and federal law.

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers apprehended Luna in Decatur. He currently remains in federal immigration custody and faces removal proceedings before a Department of Justice immigration judge, with potential deportation back to Mexico.