More than 225 charged for immigration-related crime in Arizona over a 1-week period

PHOENIX — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged 227 people with immigration-related crimes from March 1 through March 7.

Seven different federal agencies referred or supported the cases, most of which pertained to individuals re-entering the United States illegally.

What were some of the immigration-related cases over the past week?

The District of Arizona highlighted two notable cases that involved smuggling or other immigration-related charges in a news release on Friday.

Edgar Guadalupe Jimenez-Aguilar was indicted last week on conspiring to smuggle migrants into the U.S., as well as drug trafficking…

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