District of New Mexico charges over 7,000 cases in one year of Southern Border enforcement

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

In coordination with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico brought 7,099 criminal cases in 2025 related to illegal reentry, alien smuggling, immigration fraud, and false statements stemming from southern border enforcement, including 152 cases involving drug trafficking.