These cases are prosecuted in partnership with the El Paso Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, along with Homeland Security Investigations El Paso, and assistance from other federal, state, and county agencies.
Source: Department of Justice
Photos: Courtesy U.S. Border Patrol (via Facebook)
ALBUQUERQUE – Today, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico announced its immigration enforcement statistics for this week. These cases are prosecuted in partnership with the El Paso Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, along with Homeland Security Investigations El Paso, and assistance from other federal, state, and county agencies.
In the five-week period ending July 2, 2026, the United States Attorney’s Office brought the following criminal charges in New Mexico:
- 508 individuals were charged with Illegal Reentry After Deportation (8 U.S.C. 1326)
- 27 individuals were charged with Alien Smuggling (8 U.S.C. 1324)
- 184 individuals were charged with Illegal Entry (8 U.S.C. 1325)
- 110 individuals were charged with Illegal Entry (8 U.S.C. 1325), violation of a military security regulation (50 U.S.C. 797) and Entering Military, Naval, or Coast Guard Property (18 U.S.C. 1382), arising from the newly established National Defense Area in New Mexico.
Many of the defendants charged pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1326 had prior criminal convictions for narcotics trafficking, domestic violence, assault, criminal trespass, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, prior immigration offenses, second degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of child pornography, drug possession, child neglect, resisting arrest, assault on a federal officer, aggravated battery by strangulation, aggravated domestic violence, aggravated assault, battery resulting in great bodily injury, forgery of a public record, attempted murder, sexual assault, carjacking, fraud, motor vehicle theft, forgery, DUI, and engaging in organized criminal activity.
These cases are part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
The night of June 29, 2026, Sunland Park Fire Department responded to a fall off the Border Wall at the end of Anapra Rd.
Male in his 40’s sustained lower extremity injuries. Male was located by Border Patrol Agents. SPFD Squad 51 transported to the hospital.
These statistics represent prosecutions by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico only. The numbers do not include individuals apprehended by immigration enforcement officials and subjected solely to administrative process.
Under current leadership, public safety and a secure border are the top priorities for the District of New Mexico. Enhanced enforcement both at the border and in the interior of the district have yielded aliens engaged in unlawful activity or with serious criminal history, including human trafficking, sexual assault and violence against children.
The District of New Mexico consists of 33 counties and shares 180 miles of international border with Mexico. Assistant U.S. Attorneys from Albuquerque and Las Cruces work directly with our federal, state and local law enforcement partners to prosecute immigration-related and other federal offenses.
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