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 (cited)
ALBUQUERQUE – Today, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico announced its immigration enforcement statistics for this month. 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.
Rapid Air Mobility Drill Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force – Southern Border load tactical vehicles into heavy-lift helicopters in preparation for insertion and air assault operations in Arizona in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border. (Courtesy JTF Southern Borer via Facebook)
In the four-week period ending July 31, 2026, the United States Attorney’s Office brought the following criminal charges in New Mexico:
- 112 individuals were charged with Illegal Reentry After Deportation (8 U.S.C. 1326)
- 24 individuals were charged with Alien Smuggling (8 U.S.C. 1324)
- 189 individuals were charged with Illegal Entry (8 U.S.C. 1325)
- 49 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, alien smuggling, theft, resisting arrest, grand theft, forgery, weapons trafficking, transportation of stolen property, narcotics trafficking, child molestation, shoplifting, DUI, and prior immigration offenses.
Eyes in the sky. Joint Task Force – Southern Border personnel observe recovery and maintenance operations of a tethered surveillance aerostat near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. This elevated monitoring platform provides persistent, wide-area observation to enhance situational awareness and support U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations along the southern border. (Courtesy JTF Southern Border via Facebook)
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.
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.
On July 10, Sunland Park Fire Department responded to a fall off the Border Wall early this morning at 1000 Camino Real Rd by the landfill Male in his 40’s fell approximately 20 feet off the wall and sustained injuries to both lower extremities. SPFD Squad 51 transported to the hospital.
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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