Ricardo Cardona-Marin/Guatemala/False Imprisonment

Federal immigration agents arrested Ricardo Cardona-Marin, a Guatemala national here illegally, in Lincoln, Nebraska, on charges of false imprisonment.

The charges filed against Cardona-Marin 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.

Cardona-Marin remains in ICE custody pending a hearing before a federal immigration judge. If the court orders removal, Cardona-Marin would be returned to Guatemala.