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You are subscribed to Immigration news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. District of Arizona Charges 177 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST PHOENIX, Ariz. – During the week of enforcement operations from Feb. 28 through Mar. 6, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 177 individuals. Specifically, the United States filed 124 cases in which aliens illegally re-entered the United States, and the United States also charged 35 aliens for illegally entering the United States. In its ongoing effort to deter unlawful immigration, the United States filed 17 cases against 18 individuals responsible for smuggling illegal aliens into and within the District of Arizona. U.S. Attorney's Office Filed 126 Border-Related Cases This Week 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 126 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. 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). Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty to Leading Massive Human Smuggling Organization and Holding Illegal Immigrants Hostage 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST An illegal immigrant from Guatemala pleaded guilty today to leading one of the largest human smuggling organizations in the United States, a ring that smuggled approximately 20,000 illegal immigrants from Guatemala to destinations nationwide over a five-year span and further admitted to holding two victims hostage. Mexican National Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Federal Prison For Illegal Reentry 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST Tampa, Florida – Carmelo Nolasco-Carbajal (42, Mexico) was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara to three years and one month in federal prison for illegal reentry by an aggravated felon. Nolasco-Carbajal pleaded guilty on December 19, 2025. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. Illegal Immigrant from the Dominican Republic Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST Angel Lazala-Soto, who has a previous federal conviction for attempted re-entry by a previously deported alien, will spend the next 70 months in federal prison after being convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.  Accountability in Action: Federal Immigration Prosecutions 03/06/2026 07:00 AM EST Illegal alien sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST A Mexican national illegally living in Dallas has been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Colombian National Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Role in Nationwide Jewelry Theft Ring 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST EDIXON RINCON PUENTES, 45, a citizen of Colombia last residing in Los Angeles, California, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 42 months of imprisonment for his involvement in an organized jewelry theft ring that targeted mall-based stores and kiosks across the country. New Jersey Man Flew Home After a Failed Smuggling Attempt in Texas, Now Spending Over 10 Years in Federal Prison 03/05/2026 07:00 AM EST Cameron Alexander Ford of Camden, New Jersey, was sentenced in a federal court in Del Rio to 120 months in prison for his role in a failed human smuggling event

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