A Mexican man found in Darlington was charged last week in a federal court in Madison with illegally re-entering the United States after being deported.
Carlos Alberto Utrera-Utrera, 28, faces a maximum penalty of 10 years. A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin returned the indictment against Utrera-Utrera on March 28.
An initial hearing in his case has not yet been set, said Myra Longfield, public information officer for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Madison.
In the meantime, Utrera-Utrera is being held at the Dodge County Jail, which contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, she said.
The indictment provides no information on how Utrera-Utrera was found in Darlington on March 11.
"Generally, in illegal re-entry cases, they come to the attention of local law enforcement," Longfield said.
But Sgt. Tony Ruesga of the Darlington Police Department said local authorities were not involved in arresting Utrera-Utrera.
"We weren't involved in that at all. It was ICE who came down and arrested him," Ruesga said.
Federal court records show Utrera-Utrera was convicted of similar immigration-related offenses in New Mexico in 2014 and Arizona in 2015. His name does not turn up results in Wisconsin state court records, which would include any criminal offenses as well as some traffic citations.
Carlos Alberto Utrera-Utrera, 28, faces a maximum penalty of 10 years. A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin returned the indictment against Utrera-Utrera on March 28.
An initial hearing in his case has not yet been set, said Myra Longfield, public information officer for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Madison.
In the meantime, Utrera-Utrera is being held at the Dodge County Jail, which contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, she said.
The indictment provides no information on how Utrera-Utrera was found in Darlington on March 11.
"Generally, in illegal re-entry cases, they come to the attention of local law enforcement," Longfield said.
But Sgt. Tony Ruesga of the Darlington Police Department said local authorities were not involved in arresting Utrera-Utrera.
"We weren't involved in that at all. It was ICE who came down and arrested him," Ruesga said.
Federal court records show Utrera-Utrera was convicted of similar immigration-related offenses in New Mexico in 2014 and Arizona in 2015. His name does not turn up results in Wisconsin state court records, which would include any criminal offenses as well as some traffic citations.