Foreign National, 40, Transferred to Cibola County Lockup on Federal Hold, No Bond Set

Allegedly... Juan Chavez-Perez, 40, listed in jail paperwork with a foreign address, was booked on May 1, 2025, with the arrest location recorded as "FED TRANSFER CIBOLA," according to booking records. The sheet shows a single felony count in the broad "all other offenses" category and no bond, language consistent with a federal hold rather than new state charges. The Cibola County Correctional Center in Milan, New Mexico, is operated under contract and has long housed detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Marshals Service, both of which commonly move people between facilities on "federal transfer" orders. Because booking paperwork for federal transfers typically does not identify the underlying federal charge or agency, the specific case pending against Chavez-Perez is not clear from the public record. A review of U.S. Attorney’s Office press releases for the District of New Mexico, ICE announcements and local New Mexico news outlets did not turn up coverage tied to Chavez-Perez by name and age. The charge listed at booking is an allegation. Chavez-Perez is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.