Immigration News Update

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You are subscribed to Immigration news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Gary Man Sentenced to Prison 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST Greenbrier County Man Sentenced for Immigration Crime 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST District of Arizona Charges 112 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from Jan. 3 through Jan. 9, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 112 individuals. Specifically, the United States filed 62 cases in which aliens illegally re-entered the United States, and the United States also charged 38 aliens for illegally entering the United States. In its ongoing effort to deter unlawful immigration, the United States filed 8 cases against 12 individuals responsible for smuggling illegal aliens into and within the District of Arizona. Western District of Texas Prosecutors File More Than 730 New Immigration Cases Over 3 Weeks 01/09/2026 07:00 AM EST Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 735 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from Dec. 19, 2025 to Jan. 8, 2026.  Convicted Sex Offender Who Had Been Deported to Mexico Pleads Guilty to Illegally Re-Entering the United States 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Saul Castillo-Crespo, 28, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to illegal re-entry into the United States. He was previously convicted in August 2017 in D.C. Superior Court, sentenced to five years in prison, and deported  in connection with the kidnapping and sexual abuse of an intoxicated stranger. Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Voting in the 2020 Election and Lying to Obtain a U.S. Passport 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Illegal aliens indicted for federal firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST Two illegal aliens have been indicted for federal firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Aliens Charged with Illegally Voting in a Federal Election and Making False Statements While Applying for U.S. Citizenship 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST A federal grand jury returned separate Indictments charging two Bergen County men with illegally voting in a federal election and making false statements while applying for United States citizenship. MEXICAN MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR IMMIGRATION-RELATED FRAUD 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Eduardo Saavedra Melayes, 45, a Mexican national, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for aggravated identify theft, falsely representing U.S. citizenship, and false statement in application for passport.  Laredo felon gets maximum sentence for cartel-linked conspiracy to smuggle over 1900 aliens 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST A 35-year-old Laredo man has been ordered to prison for a multi-year conspiracy to smuggle illegal aliens for financial gain Ecuadorian National with Manslaughter Conviction Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering U.S. 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST DARWIN FRANCISCO QUITUIZACA-DUCHITANGA, also known as Darwin Duchitanga-Quituizaca and Juan Mendez-Gutierrez, 40, a citizen of Ecuador, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 12 months and one day of imprisonment for illegally reentering the United States after being deported. Dominican National Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Reentry 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation. Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Dominican national in state custody at Souza-Baronowski Correction Center in Lancaster, Mass., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation. Guatemalan National with Negligent Homicide Conviction Sentenced for Illegally Reentering U.S., Attempting to Engage in Sex with Minor 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST RAFAEL VINCENTE VINCENTE, also known as "Rafael Vicente Vicente," "Vincente Carlos Vincente," "Carlos Vincente," "Carlos Vicente," "Rafael A Vincente," and "Rafael A Vicente," 41, a citizen of Guatemala last residing in New London, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 78 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the U.S. after being deported, and attempting to engage in sex with a minor. Honduran National Sentenced for Illegal Firearm Possession 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST ROANOKE, Va. – A citizen of Honduras, living illegally in the United States after having been previously removed from the country on at least two occasions, was sentenced yesterday to time served, or approximately six months in prison for once again illegally reentering the country without authorization and for illegally possessing a firearm as an alien illegally in the United StatesBrayan Sanchez-Varela, pled guilty in December 2025 to one count of possessing a firearm as an alien illegally and unlawfully present in the United States and one count of reentering the United States after having been previously deported.

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