Tuan Minh Nguyen/Vietnam/Fraud

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Tuan Minh Nguyen in Omaha, Nebraska. The Vietnam national — in the country illegally — faces charges of fraud.

Fraud and financial crimes involving illegal aliens attract enforcement attention from multiple agencies. Beyond the state or federal criminal prosecution, such charges carry additional weight in immigration removal proceedings. Nguyen now faces both a criminal case and a separate federal immigration removal proceeding moving forward on an independent timeline.

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