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 98 Border-Related Cases This Week 12/12/2025 07:00 AM EST SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 98 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances. Mexican National Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison 12/12/2025 07:00 AM EST District of Arizona Charges 173 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week 12/12/2025 07:00 AM EST PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from December 6, 2025, through December 12, 2025, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 173 individuals. Specifically, the United States filed 93 cases in which aliens illegally re-entered the United States, and the United States also charged 73 aliens for illegally entering the United States. In its ongoing effort to deter unlawful immigration, the United States filed 7 cases against individuals responsible for smuggling illegal aliens into and within the District of Arizona.  Mexican National Sentenced to Prison Time 12/12/2025 07:00 AM EST 316 New Immigration Cases Filed in Western District of Texas This Week 12/12/2025 07:00 AM EST Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 316 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from Dec. 5 to Dec. 11. Charges were brought against illegal aliens with past convictions for violent crimes and DWIs, as well as alleged human smugglers and aliens with prior removals. UNDOCUMENTED FELON SENTENCED FOR RE-ENTERING THE UNITED STATES ILLEGALLY 12/11/2025 07:00 AM EST A Dominican Republic national, Tommy Walter Ramirez, 36, was sentenced to 20 months' incarceration by Chief District Judge Robert Molloy.According to court documents, on May 24, Mexican national sentenced to federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine 12/11/2025 07:00 AM EST A Mexican national illegally residing in White Settlement, has been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Twice-Removed Illegal Alien Charged For Violent Attack On Charlotte's Light Rail System 12/11/2025 07:00 AM EST Mexican National Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering U.S. 12/11/2025 07:00 AM EST JUAN JOSE CARRASCO CARDENAS, 40, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to six months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the United States after being deported. 18 Members of a Yuma-Based Alien Smuggling Ring Sentenced for Conspiring to Harbor and Transport Illegal Aliens 12/11/2025 07:00 AM EST PHOENIX, Ariz. – On November 21, 2025, United States District Judge, Krissa M. Lanham, District of Arizona, sentenced the eighteenth and final defendant in a joint operation investigated by United States Border Patrol along with the United States Attorney's Office in the District of Arizona.  Twice-convicted smuggler sentenced in new conspiracy involving over 100 illegal aliens 12/10/2025 07:00 AM EST A 30-year-old Brownsville resident has been sentenced for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens Jury Finds Convicted Sex Offender Guilty of Assaulting a Federal Officer 12/10/2025 07:00 AM EST Smith County man sentenced to federal prison in human trafficking conspiracy 12/10/2025 07:00 AM EST A Tyler man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a human trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

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