Federal authorities representing districts along the southern US borders have been charged with immigration-related crimes in the third week of March.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday that it plays a key role in operations, a national initiative to dodge illegal immigration.
Specifically, in Arizona, Texas, California, and New Mexico, US lawyers have accused more than 840 individuals of violating US immigration laws.
In Arizona, lawyers have raised immigration-related charges against 217 suspects. Of these, the US submitted 91 cases involving immigrants who illegally re-enter the country, and accused 103 migrants of illegally entering the country.
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The US DOJ said federal prosecutors along tropical border countries had charged more than 840 illegal immigrants with immigration-related crimes in the third week of March. (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency)
The United States has also filed 15 lawsuits against 23 people accused of smuggling illegal immigrants to the United States through Arizona.
Before being removed from the US, U.S. lawyers in Central California filed charges against 17 people accused of illegally re-entering the US after being previously convicted of a felony crime, including an attack.
The suspect facing additional crimes is suspected of murder, while another suspect was arrested on suspicion of assault with intent to rape, DOJ said.
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ICE is flying to take illegal immigrants from the United States to their homeland. (Ice Seattle)
If illegal immigrants return to the United States after being taken away, they could be face-to-face in federal prison for up to two years, but if they returned to the United States after being convicted of a felony, they could be faced in federal prison for 10 to 20 years.
The Southern California district has filed more than 90 border-related lawsuits, including transporting illegal foreigners to the US, bringing immigrants to the US for economic benefits, re-entering the US after being deported and importing controlled substances into the US.
46 individuals were charged with re-entering the United States in New Mexico, four were charged with alien smuggling, and 27 were charged with illegal entry.
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Under the Biden administration, Texas Eagle Pass was a hot spot for illegal immigrants to enter the United States. (Texas DPS)
Texas has the most charges against illegal foreigners, with 246 people filed in the Southern Texas District and 210 people filed in the Western Texas District.
“We are grateful for the efforts of the border prosecutors to bring these cases into play and help us make the border safe again,” the DOJ said.
Last week, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) agents and other federal enforcement agencies arrested 81 illegal aliens as part of Kentucky's Takeback America Operation.
ICE and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are approaching an agreement that will allow ICE to access taxpayer information to find illegal immigrants eligible for deportation.
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Historical agreements allow ICE to submit names and addresses of illegal immigrants and cross-check against IRS tax records. This is a long-standing change in IRS policy aimed at keeping taxpayer information strictly confidential, according to a Washington Post report.
The news comes as President Donald Trump continues to step up the deportation efforts he promised in his campaign trajectory, and attempts to use all the resources available to support immigration officers.
Michael Lee and Peter Pinedo of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
