Leidy Linares Rapalo/Honduras/Child Cruelty

Federal immigration agents arrested Leidy Linares Rapalo, a Honduras national here illegally, in Grand Island, Nebraska, on charges of child cruelty.

The charges filed against Rapalo carry criminal penalties under state law and separately provide grounds for federal immigration enforcement. Local prosecutors will handle the criminal case through the state court system while federal immigration authorities pursue removal in a concurrent proceeding, both matters moving simultaneously on independent timelines.

Rapalo remains in ICE custody pending a hearing before a federal immigration judge. If the court orders removal, Rapalo would be returned to Honduras.