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Officials Say Man In Trump Case Not In US Legally

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Immigration officials say a British man who told authorities he wanted to kill Donald Trump at a Las Vegas rally had stayed in the U.S. about nine months more than he was allowed.

Officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Tuesday that 20-year-old Michael Sandford was admitted to the U.S. on June 2, 2015, under the Visa Waiver program.

The program allows people from certain low-risk countries to travel to the U.S. for 90 days or less without obtaining a visa.

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Sandford was arrested Saturday. Authorities say he grabbed for an officer's gun at a Trump campaign stop. He faces a federal criminal charge.

Immigration officials have requested that they be notified before he's released from custody so they can take possible action against him for the immigration violation.