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2,594
immigration prosecutions filed in March 2023
U.S. Attorneys recorded 2,594 defendants charged with immigration offenses in U.S. district courts in March 2023.
2,093
CBP referrals for prosecution in March 2023
U.S. Attorneys recorded receiving 2,093 criminal referrals from Customs and Border Patrol and 880 criminal referrals from Immigration and Customs Enforcement in March 2023.
33.0%
of federal convictions for immigration offenses in March 2023
U.S. Attorneys recorded 2,773 convictions for immigration offenses, compared with a total of 8,408 federal convictions for all types of offenses in U.S. courts in March 2023.
Arizona
had the highest proportion of convictions targeting immigration in March 2023
District Immigration
Arizona 85.7%
Texas, S 73.7%
N Mexico 72.5%
Texas, W 71.1%
N. Y., N 51.8%
In March 2023 U.S. Attorneys reported the highest proportion of convictions targeting offenses related to immigration in the federal district of Arizona, with 874 out of 1,020 - or 85.7%.