During the week of January 24 to January 30, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona filed criminal charges related to immigration against 200 individuals. According to the office, there were 109 cases involving illegal re-entry into the United States and 72 cases concerning illegal entry. Additionally, federal prosecutors charged 18 individuals in connection with smuggling people into or within Arizona through 14 separate cases. One person was also charged with assaulting a Border Patrol agent.
The enforcement efforts involved several federal agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE-ERO), ICE-Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI), U.S. Border Patrol, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
One highlighted case is United States v. Gustavo Duarte-Corona. Duarte-Corona was charged on January 29 with re-entry after removal from the United States. He had previously been removed in March 1997 following a felony conviction for delivery of a controlled substance in Multnomah County, Oregon.
“A criminal complaint is a formal accusation of criminal conduct. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law,” stated the release.
For more information on the activities of this office, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/az/
