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You are subscribed to Immigration news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Illegal Alien from Mexico Charged with Carjacking in Orange County and with Illegally Reentering the U.S. Following Deportation 03/09/2026 08:00 AM EDT A twice-deported illegal immigrant from Mexico has been federally charged with carjacking a restaurant employee in Orange County last month – assaulting both the victim and her coworker who rushed to help her and nearly hitting them with the stolen vehicle – and with illegally reentering the United States, the Justice Department announced today. Mexican National Found Guilty of Being an Illegal Alien in Possession of a Firearm after Overstaying Visa 03/09/2026 08:00 AM EDT PHOENIX, Ariz. – A Mexican national who overstayed his visa and illegally possessed a semi-automatic pistol and ammunition has been convicted by a federal jury. Luis Donaldo Garcia Lopez, 31, of Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico, was found guilty of Alien in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, following a three-day trial. Sentencing is scheduled for May 21, 2026, before U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi. Illegal Alien from Guatemala Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Being an Alien in Possession of a Firearm and Felon in Possession of a Firearm 03/09/2026 08:00 AM EDT Juan Carlos Contreras-Najarro, an illegal alien from Guatemala, will spend the next 48 months in federal prison after being convicted of being an alien in possession of a firearm and felon in possession of a firearm.  Guatemalan National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry 03/09/2026 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – A Guatemalan national residing in Framingham was sentenced on March 4, 2026 in federal court in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation. Defendant previously deported five times to Guatemala and convicted of illegal re-entry twice. U.S. Attorney's Office Begins March With 187 New Immigration Cases in Western District of Texas 03/09/2026 08:00 AM EDT Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 187 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from Feb. 27 to March 5. Mexican National Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Firearms to Mexico 03/09/2026 08:00 AM EDT Martin Edgar Garza Pacheco, a Mexican national, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for conspiracy to traffic firearms.

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