Blademir Angulo Audeves, 42, of Mexico, was arrested and charged for harboring illegal aliens, knowingly employing unauthorized aliens, improper entry, and alien in possession of a firearm after an investigation revealed at least 12 illegal aliens working at his taco restaurants in the Phoenix area.
A federal grand jury indicted two alleged smugglers, Oscar Tapia Castro and Roney Ulicer Lara Galdamez, accused of ramming a pickup truck against U.S. Border Patrol vehicles during a pursuit in southern Arizona, charging them with conspiracy to transport illegal aliens and assault on a federal officer.
Residents are urging Mesa City Council to terminate the Police Department's partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement through the 287(g) program, which allows local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws.
Mehrzad Asadi Eidivand pleaded guilty to possessing firearms and ammunition and his wife, Linet Vartannivartanians, pleaded guilty to threatening federal law enforcement officers after a clash with ICE agents in Tempe, Arizona.
ICE San Francisco arrested Jesus Manuel Nieblas-Romero, a 34-year-old sexual predator from Mexico, convicted of multiple serious crimes including sexual conduct with a child, failure to register as a sex offender, drug possession, and illegal reentry after deportation.
A man has been arrested and charged with human smuggling after 17 illegal migrants were found crammed inside an RV and a nearby sedan in the sweltering Arizona heat.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Miguel Antonio Verdugo-Garcia, a 49-year-old Mexican fugitive wanted in Mexico for homicide, transporting him from the Florence Detention Center to the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales.
A Glendale man was sentenced to 38 months in prison for transporting illegal aliens in March 2024, one of whom died after jumping from the moving vehicle during a smuggling operation in Arizona.
A Tucson man arrested for child sexual abuse has been indicted for naturalization fraud after an ICE investigation revealed he falsely answered questions about prior crimes during his 2015 citizenship process.
Greiby Melissa Barcelo-Velasquez was sentenced to 30 months in prison for her role in smuggling over 100 Colombians into the United States, in an investigation conducted jointly by ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
