Raul Garcia Garcia/Mexico/Amphetamine Possession

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Raul Garcia Garcia in Omaha, Nebraska. The Mexico national — in the country illegally — faces charges of amphetamine possession.

Drug possession charges involving illegal aliens frequently result in dual proceedings — a state criminal case and a concurrent federal immigration removal action. Even possession charges can trigger immigration detention when the individual has no lawful status, meaning Garcia now faces both a criminal prosecution and a separate federal removal proceeding moving on independent timelines.

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