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You are subscribed to Immigration news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Jury convicts South Carolina woman of human smuggling 07/16/2025 08:00 AM EDT A 46-year-old Columbia, South Carolina, resident has been found guilty of transporting illegal aliens Mexican National Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Border Patrol Agent 07/15/2025 08:00 AM EDT TUCSON, Ariz. – Elias Lunes-Gomez, 19, of Mexico, was sentenced on July 8, by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 12 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Lunes-Gomez pleaded guilty on March 3, 2025 to Assault on a Federal Officer. Tucson Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Alien Smuggling and Drug Charges 07/15/2025 08:00 AM EDT TUCSON, Ariz. – Jon Christian Schacht, 37, of Tucson, was sentenced on July 14, by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 72 months in prison. Schacht previously pleaded guilty to one count of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and one count of Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit. He was sentenced to concurrent sentences of 72 months and 24 months, respectively, on the two counts. Colombian man pleads guilty, sentenced for illegal re-entry 07/15/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Edwuin Rogelio Lozano, 46, a citizen of Colombia, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to illegal re-entry. Rogelio Lozano was then sentenced to time served and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  Man from Dominican Republic pleads guilty, sentenced for forging an alien resident card 07/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Jose Miguel Nunez Carmona, 30, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to forged or falsely made alien resident card. He was hen sentenced to time served and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.   Honduran man charged with illegal re-entry 07/11/2025 08:00 AM EDT U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Petronilo Castillo Bonilla, 39, a citizen and national of Honduras, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with re-entry of a removed alien, which carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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