The Trump administration has charged more than 840 illegal immigrants with immigration-related offenses in a single week as part of Operation Take Back America, a sweeping enforcement push targeting border crimes, human smuggling, and gang activity.
Federal prosecutors across six border districts located in Arizona, Texas, California, and New Mexico filed hundreds of cases in the third week of March against individuals for crimes ranging from illegal reentry and unlawful entry to human smuggling and drug trafficking, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a March 24 statement. Many of those charged had prior felony convictions, including for violent or sexual offenses.
