Immigration Crime

Cesar David Martinez-Gonzalez, a 40-year-old Venezuelan national, was sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay $20,560 in restitution for his role in smuggling undocumented immigrants into …

Giovana Lozano Hernandez, a 26-year-old Mexican national residing unlawfully in Laredo, Texas, has been charged with conspiracy to smuggle and harbor undocumented immigrants, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern …

POSTVILLE, Iowa – Three Nicaraguan nationals were arrested on Friday, March 1, 2025, as part of an identity theft and forgery investigation led by the Postville Police Department and Clayton …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Oscar Gutierrez, 35, of Independence, and Jose Luis Morales Salgado, 36, of Kansas City, have been charged for conspiring to fraudulently obtain U nonimmigrant status (U-Visas), …

Bexar County, Texas — The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) has arrested 30-year-old Abelardo Herrera, a suspect allegedly involved in multiple human smuggling operations. Following an extensive investigation by BCSO’s …

Myrteza Hilaj and Kreshnik Kadena, both Albanian nationals from Leyton in East London, have been jailed for their involvement in an illegal migration smuggling operation. The pair used a plane …

A 40-year-old Mpumalanga businessman, Smangaliso Khoza, has been found guilty of fraud and money laundering amounting to over R2 million against SARS. Meanwhile, Tiny Mtumba, a 36-year-old Congolese national, has …

A former Home Affairs official, Judith Salome Zuma, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after being convicted for her role in a large-scale fraudulent passport scheme. The sentencing …