Yelian Del Toro-Pino/Cuba/Larceny

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Yelian Del Toro-Pino in Gering, Nebraska. The Cuba national — in the country illegally — faces charges of larceny.

The charges carry serious criminal penalties under state law and, for illegal aliens, simultaneously trigger federal immigration enforcement. Toro-Pino’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.

Toro-Pino is currently in federal immigration custody awaiting a hearing before a Department of Justice immigration judge, which will determine whether removal to Cuba is ordered.