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09-04-2025
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More than 900 illegal aliens charged with immigration-related crimes during first week of April: DOJ
U.S. attorneys for six southwestern border districts charged nearly 1,000 illegal aliens with immigration-related crimes during the first week of April under Operation Take Back America, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday. The districts involved include Arizona, Central California, Southern California, New Mexico, Southern Texas and Western Texas. The District of Arizona brought charges against 204 illegal aliens; 83 of whom were charged with illegal reentry and 107 were charged with illegal entry. Fourteen people, including Ivan Mauricio Hernandez-Mosqueda, were also charged with smuggling humans into and within the district. Hernandez Mosqueda, a Mexican national, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for smuggling more than 100 illegal aliens into the U.S., the DOJ said, adding that he coached some of them to "claim asylum under false pretenses" when entering the country. Up To 1M Migrants Who Used Biden's Cbp One App Ordered To Deport By Trump Admin The Southern District of California filed 97 cases, bringing charges against defendants for transporting illegal aliens, bringing them in for financial gain, bribery by a public official, illegal reentry and bringing in controlled substances. Read On The Fox News App One of the illegal immigrants charged is Mexican national Francisco Anguiano Rios, who attempted to bring 209 packages containing 547 pounds of cocaine across the border at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. There were 24 defendants charged in the Central District of California for reentering the U.S. following removal, including criminals who were found guilty of felonies prior to previous deportation. The District of New Mexico brought charges against 99 individuals; 56 for illegal reentry after deportation, 11 for alien smuggling and 32 for illegal reentry. The DOJ said many of the defendants were criminals with prior convictions for solicitation of a child to engage in sexual conduct, leaving the scene of a fatal accident and possession with intent to distribute meth. Mexican Man Convicted Of Killing His Child To Be Deported After Encountering Ice Officers In Montana Jail In the Southern District of Texas, 225 immigration-related and border security cases were filed against 70 people accused of illegally reentering the country and 144 accused of entering the country illegally. The majority of those people have felony convictions for narcotics, previous immigration offenses and violent or sexual crimes. Also in Texas, attorneys in the state's western district filed 259 criminal cases related to immigration, the DOJ said without providing specifics. One of the people charged is Mexican national Miguel Angel Torres-Segura, who was living in San Antonio illegally and is accused of participating in a human smuggling organization that carried out at least 19 events involving more than 900 illegal immigrants between May 2021 and June 2022. Torres-Segura has also been convicted of illegally entering the U.S. two times and illegal reentry two times. "We are grateful for the hard work of our border prosecutors in bringing these cases and helping to make our border safe again," the DOJ said in a news release. Operation Take Back America, which began when President Donald Trump was inaugurated, is aimed at curbing the illegal immigration crisis, totally eliminating cartels and transnational criminal organizations and protecting communities from violent article source: More than 900 illegal aliens charged with immigration-related crimes during first week of April: DOJ
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14-03-2025
- Politics
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Proposed bill would require law enforcement in blue state to cooperate with ICE: 'A line of communication'
Minnesota lawmakers recently introduced a bill that would prevent state and local government agencies from not allowing employees to share immigration data requested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The bill also requires county attorneys to report any illegal immigrant arrested for a violent crime, even if they are not charged, and prohibits law enforcement from not cooperating with ICE. President Donald Trump, who campaigned for an immigration crackdown, loosened restrictions on ICE, allowing broader enforcement. 'Leave Now': Trump Admin Repurposes Controversial Cbp One App To Encourage Self-deportations Under H.F. 16, sponsored by state Rep. Max Rymer, R-North Branch, Minnesota law enforcement and government agencies would no longer be allowed to create ordinances, regulations and policies that "limit or prohibit government employees from communicating with federal officials about the immigration status of individuals." "This bill accomplishes two main things," Rymer wrote in a statement to Fox News Digital on Thursday. "The first is that it mandates any illegal immigrant arrested on suspicion of a violent crime…. Murder, Assault, Domestic assault, Crimes committed for the benefit of a gang, Robbery, Carjacking, Kidnapping, [and] Criminal sexual conduct. Even in cases where the county attorney elects not to prosecute, [they will] be reported to ICE." Read On The Fox News App "Second, this bill prevents state and local government entities from actively prohibiting, restricting, or interfering with federal immigration authorities in carrying out federal immigration enforcement," Rymer added. He noted the "brave" testimony of Charles Thayer, "whose mother was beheaded in broad daylight by a Cuban illegal immigrant with multiple felony convictions," Rymer said. "Why was he here? This common-sense bill could've prevented her senseless death." Trump Ice Unleashes On Biden Admin After Arrests Surpass All 2024 Data: 'Cooking The Books' The bill, which was introduced in February, went before the Minnesota House of Representatives in the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee on Wednesday, FOX 9 Minneapolis reported. It will be sent to the House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee for further discussion following a roll-call vote. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL)-led Minnesota Senate and Gov. Tim Walz will need to be on board for the bill to be signed into law, a tough feat considering the state's promise to remain a "sanctuary state," and not cooperate with federal ICE efforts. Last year, DFL legislators introduced the North STAR Act to make Minnesota a sanctuary state. Those in support of the bill cited the need for the state to follow federal standards on immigration reform. However, critics warned the large scope could be used to target minority communities. Ben Gleekel with the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota told FOX 9 the bill could make Minnesotans "less safe." Click Here For More Immigration Coverage "Non-citizens and citizen victims of domestic violence and trafficking will suffer the most," Gleekel said. "They will not risk calling local law enforcement to report a crime, if they know that it means their families will be separated or that they themselves might be apprehended. Prohibiting entities that know their communities best from maintaining clear boundaries between state and federal government will erode the important trust that exists between our immigrant communities and local law enforcement… ." ICE is already outpacing the total number of arrests in 2024, the agency said Wednesday. The agency also found tens of thousands of cases that were recorded as arrests actually resulted in releases into American communities. Walz did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Fox News Digital's Adam Shaw contributed to this article source: Proposed bill would require law enforcement in blue state to cooperate with ICE: 'A line of communication'
