U.S. Attorneys recorded 2,614 defendants charged with immigration offenses in
U.S. district courts in February 2024.
2,195
CBP referrals for prosecution in February 2024
U.S. Attorneys recorded receiving 2,195 criminal referrals from Customs and
Border Protection and 964 criminal referrals from Immigration and Customs
Enforcement in February 2024.
38.2%
of federal convictions for immigration offenses in February 2024
U.S. Attorneys recorded 2,599 convictions for immigration offenses, compared with
a total of 6,798 federal convictions for all types of offenses in U.S. courts in
February 2024.
Arizona
had the highest proportion of convictions targeting immigration in February 2024
District
Immigration
Arizona
88.7%
Texas, W
88.1%
Texas, S
71.5%
N Mexico
70.6%
N Mar Is
66.7%
In February 2024 U.S. Attorneys reported the highest proportion of convictions
targeting offenses related to immigration in the federal district of Arizona,
with 803 out of 905 - or 88.7%.
