WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
PHOENIX, Ariz. - During the week of enforcement operations from Oct. 10 through Oct. 16, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 279 individuals. Specifically, the United States filed 136 cases in which aliens illegally re-entered the United States, and the United States also charged 123 aliens for illegally entering the United States. In its ongoing effort to deter unlawful immigration, the United States filed 17 cases against 20 individuals responsible for smuggling illegal aliens into and within the District of Arizona.
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