Norlan Rugama Aguirre/Nicaragua/Larceny

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Norlan Rugama Aguirre in Portage, Wisconsin. The Nicaragua national — in the country illegally — faces charges of larceny.

Arson and property destruction charges carry serious criminal penalties under Wisconsin law and, for illegal aliens, simultaneously trigger federal immigration enforcement. Aguirre’s arrest has initiated both a state criminal prosecution and a federal removal proceeding that will move forward on an independent timeline, with outcomes determined separately.

Aguirre is currently in federal immigration custody awaiting a hearing before a Department of Justice immigration judge, which will determine whether removal to Nicaragua is ordered.