DOJ charges roughly 1,300 illegal migrants with immigration crimes during first week of May

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced that United States attorneys in several border states charged approximately 1,300 people with immigration-related crimes in the first week of May alone.

The arrests were part of the Trump administration's "Operation Take back America," which seeks to deport illegal migrants and eliminate cartels and terrorist organizations in the United States. 

Here is a breakdown of the districts that charged more than 1,300 people with immigration-related crimes in the past week:

Texas: United States Attorneys in the Southern and Western districts of Texas charged more than 600 migrants with immigration related crimes, with 352 cases stemming from the Western district. The majority have prior convictions of narcotics, firearms, sexual or violent offenses, and allegedly entered the country illegally. At least 86 allegedly reenetered the U.S. illegally. 

Arizona: U.S. Attorneys in the southwestern state filed charges against 287 defendants last week. The charges accuse 107 migrants of illegally re-entering the U.S., 156 of illegally entering the country, and 21 cases targeted 24 defendants for allegedly smuggling people into the U.S. and district.

California: Law enforcement officials in the Southern and Central districts of California charged a total of 169 people with immigration-related crimes this week, including charges for allegedly importing illegal drugs, assaulting federal officers, and reentering the U.S. after deportation. 

New Mexico: United States Attorneys in New Mexico charged a total of 232 people with immigration-related offenses this week, including illegal entry, human smuggling, and illegal reentry.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.