Cesar Abraam Velasquez-Munoz, 20, of Peoria, was sentenced to 52 months in prison for his role in transporting two illegal aliens in March 2024, one of whom suffered fatal injuries after jumping out of the vehicle while it was moving.
Jesus Alejandro Bojorquez-Moreno, 37, of Mexico, was sentenced to 120 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and reentry of a removed alien.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 314 individuals during the week of May 17 through May 23, 2025, including 117 cases of illegal re-entry, 166 unauthorized entries, and 25 smuggling cases, as part of Operation Take Back America.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 257 individuals during the week of May 24 through May 30, 2025, including 125 cases of illegal re-entry and 124 instances of unauthorized entry, as part of Operation Take Back America.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Gerardo Nava-Benitez, a 30-year-old Mexican national and member of the Noroeste cartel, transporting him from the Florence Detention Center to the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales.
A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Iranian national Mehrzad Asadi Eidivand, 40, of Tempe, Arizona, for alien in possession of a firearm, and against his wife, Linet Vartaniann, 37, for threatening to assault a federal officer during an ICE operation.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Edgar Damian Sandoval-Albarran, also known as 'La Rana,' a 39-year-old Mexican fugitive wanted in Mexico for organized crime and forced disappearance of persons.
Julio Cesar Aguirre, 42, a Mexican national illegally present in the United States, was charged after shooting and killing a 69-year-old man during an attempted carjacking in Tucson, Arizona. Aguirre had been arrested more than 10 times for immigration-related crimes between 2007 and 2013.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 147 individuals during the week of enforcement operations from July 5 through July 11, 2025, as part of Operation Take Back America.
Antonio Cruz, 36, of Mexico, was arrested and charged for distribution of a controlled substance after selling over 1,000 grams of methamphetamine to an undercover agent in Arizona.
