A staffer for a California Democratic state lawmaker was arrested by federal immigration authorities in Las Vegas, according to reports.

Ho-Yin Mo, who was a news anchor at a Chinese-language news station in San Francisco before becoming a legislative aide to California Assemblywoman Catherine Stefani, was taken into custody Thursday at Harry Reid International Airport.

“On January 13, 2020, Mo lawfully entered the U.S. on a temporary basis but illegally overstayed his welcome by failing to depart by May 15, 2020,” the Department of Homeland Security told Fox News Digital. “Work authorization or a pending application do NOT confer legal status…

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