More Than 1,020 Illegal Immigrants Charged With Immigration-Related Crimes

Alleged offenses include illegally reentering the United States, smuggling people into the country, and importing controlled substances.

Venezuelan illegal immigrants deported from the United States disembark from a Conviasa Airlines plane at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on March 24, 2025. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. attorneys from southwestern border districts this past week continued the crackdown on illegal immigration under the Trump administration.

“The U.S. Attorneys for Arizona, Central California, Southern California, New Mexico, Southern Texas, and Western Texas charged more than 1,020 defendants with criminal violations of U.S. immigration laws,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in an April 14 statement.