Two illegal aliens from Mexico have been sentenced to more than four years combined in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation.
READ MORE: Illegal aliens from Mexico sentenced for illegal reentry into the US | ICE
A local area man was sentenced April 15 to six years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised released for smuggling firearms and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations conducted the investigation in this case.
US Border Patrol agents in Arizona encountered and arrested an illegal immigrant convicted of child rape and incest on Monday, as the number of arrests of criminal migrants more than doubles from 2019.
READ MORE: Border Patrol arrests illegal immigrant convicted of rape
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Miguel Antonio Verdugo-Garcia, a 49-year-old Mexican fugitive wanted in Mexico for homicide, March 13.
READ MORE: ICE removes Mexican fugitive wanted for homicide | ICE
A Glendale man was sentenced March 11 to 38 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. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted the investigation, assisted by other law enforcement agencies.
A man arrested for child sexual abuse was indicted for naturalization fraud by a federal grand jury in Tucson March 18, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
READ MORE: Tucson sex offender indicted for naturalization fraud following ICE Arizona investigation | ICE
Greiby Melissa Barcelo-Velasquez was sentenced March 25 to 30 months in prison for her role in smuggling over 100 Colombians into the United States.
