U.S. Attorneys recorded 1,868 defendants charged with immigration offenses in
U.S. district courts in September 2023.
1,573
CBP referrals for prosecution in September 2023
U.S. Attorneys recorded receiving 1,573 criminal referrals from Customs and
Border Protection and 726 criminal referrals from Immigration and Customs
Enforcement in September 2023.
26.9%
of federal convictions for immigration offenses in September 2023
U.S. Attorneys recorded 1,889 convictions for immigration offenses, compared with
a total of 7,028 federal convictions for all types of offenses in U.S. courts in
September 2023.
Arizona
had the highest proportion of convictions targeting immigration in September 2023
District
Immigration
Arizona
87.1%
Texas, W
74.1%
Texas, S
74.1%
N Mexico
63.4%
Cal, S
43.9%
In September 2023 U.S. Attorneys reported the highest proportion of convictions
targeting offenses related to immigration in the federal district of Arizona,
with 521 out of 598 - or 87.1%.
