During the week of November 22 to November 28, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 190 individuals with immigration-related crimes. Of these, 106 cases involved illegal re-entry into the United States, while 71 cases were for illegal entry. Additionally, there were 11 cases filed against 13 people accused of smuggling undocumented immigrants within Arizona.
The enforcement actions were supported by multiple federal agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE ERO), ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Border Patrol, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
In one case, Miguel Angel Marcos was charged on November 24 with Transportation of an Illegal Alien after being stopped by Yuma Police for speeding. The passenger in his vehicle said he had been walking in the desert before Marcos picked him up. Immigration checks showed that the passenger was a Mexican citizen unlawfully present in the country.
Another case involved Jairo Manzur Rodriguez-Nieblas, who was charged on November 26 with Transportation of an Illegal Alien and Reentry of a Removed Alien. The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office responded to a stranded individual in the desert who turned out to be unlawfully present in the United States. Border Patrol agents later found Rodriguez-Nieblas and another person wearing camouflage; authorities determined Rodriguez-Nieblas had guided two others from Mexico into the United States. He had previously been removed from the country.
“A criminal complaint is a formal accusation of criminal conduct. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law,” according to the release.
