Immigration News Update

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You are subscribed to Immigration news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. U.S. Attorney's Office Filed 81 Border-Related Cases This Week 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 81 border-related cases this week so far, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California is the fourth-busiest federal district, largely due to a high volume of border-related crimes. This district, encompassing San Diego and Imperial counties, shares a 140-mile border with Mexico. It includes the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the world's busiest land border crossing, connecting San Diego (America's eighth largest city) and Tijuana (Mexico's second largest city). Ecuadorian man pleads guilty, sentenced for illegal re-entry 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today Lorenzo Antonio Loja-Castro, 23, a citizen of Ecuador, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to illegal re-entry. He was then sentenced to time served and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.    U.S. Attorney announces immigration case updates for the Eastern District of Virginia 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, announced today case updates on 11 immigration cases in the district. El Salvadoran National Charged with Illegal Reentry 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – An El Salvadoran national has been indicted by a federal grand jury for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation. Activity in the U.S. Attorney's Office 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT Western District of Texas U.S Attorney's Office Adds 208 Immigration Cases in 6 Days Going into July 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas filed 208 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from June 27 through July 2 Three Foreign Nationals Sentenced for Illegally Reentering the United States After Deportation 07/03/2025 08:00 AM EDT Honduras Native Charged With Illegal Possession Of A Firearm And Ammunition 07/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT Alien Smuggler Sentenced for Role in Fatal Crash Following High-Speed Pursuit 07/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT SAN DIEGO – Sergio Josue Palomera of Chula Vista was sentenced in federal court today to 71 months in prison for smuggling undocumented immigrants in a manner that resulted in the deaths of the two people he was smuggling. On October 22, 2024, Palomera picked up two undocumented immigrants —a man and a woman—in his car near the U.S.–Mexico border in Otay Mesa. Border Patrol agents saw this load-up using remote video surveillance, and an agent responded to the location. The agent saw Palomera's car traveling west on State Route 905 and activated his lights and sirens to pull the car over. Mexican National Pleads Guilty to 2 Immigration Violations in Waco 07/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT Juana Maria Garcia-Rosales, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty in a federal court in Waco to one count of failure to update change of address and one count of false documents. Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Willful Failure to Register Charge in Waco 07/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT Diego Zaragoza-Rios, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty in a federal court in Waco to one count of willful failure to register. Illegal Alien Felon and Georgia Man Arrested for Trafficking over 700 Pounds of Methamphetamine Hidden Within a Load of Cucumbers 07/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT Andres Jasso, Jr. and Rufino Pineda-Perez, an illegal alien, appeared in federal court yesterday on charges related to the seizure of over 700 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in a tractor-trailer load of cucumbers outside of a Gainesville warehouse. Citizen Of Mexico Charged With Illegal Reentry 07/02/2025 08:00 AM EDT

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