K: instead of pulling shit out of my ass, like Sammy/Lori does, I actually
did some research… and his attempt to smear immigrants as crazed
criminals, just does not fit the actual numbers… immigrant crime is
actually falling… but because Sammy is a prejudiced bigot, he can’t see
the truth… and so, here are some actual numbers, instead of
the usual cherry picking that Sammy does…
Immigration Convictions for September 2023
Number Latest Month 1,889
Percent Change from previous month -28.4
Percent Change from 1 year ago 21.6
Percent Change from 5 years ago
(Including Magistrate Court) -78.7
Percent Change from 5 years ago
(Excluding Magistrate Court) -22.7Table 1. Criminal Immigration Convictions
The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during September 2023 the government reported 1889 new immigration convictions. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this number is down 28.4 percent over the previous month.
The comparisons of the number of defendants convicted for immigration-related offenses are based on case-by-case information obtained by TRAC under the Freedom of Information Act from the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (see Table 1).
When monthly 2023 convictions of this type are compared with those of the same period in the previous year, the number of convictions was up (21.6%). Convictions over the past year are still much lower than they were five years ago. Overall, the data show that convictions of this type are down 78.7 percent from levels reported in 2018.
The substantial dip in these cases is partly related to increases in the matters filed in U.S. Magistrate Courts. If magistrate cases are excluded and only Federal District Court cases are counted, the overall decrease in immigration convictions is 22.7 percent instead of 78.7 percent. The evidence suggests that part of the difference may be the result of improvements in the recording of the magistrate cases by the Justice Department.
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Figure 1. Monthly Trends in Immigration Convictions
The decrease from the levels five years ago in immigration convictions for these matters is shown more clearly in Figure 1. The vertical bars in Figure 1 represent the number of immigration convictions of this type recorded on a month-to-month basis. Where a prosecution was initially filed in U.S. Magistrate Court and then transferred to the U.S. District Court, the magistrate filing date was used since this provides an earlier indicator of actual trends. The superimposed line on the bars plots the six-month moving average so that natural fluctuations are smoothed out. The one and five-year rates of change in Table 1 and in the sections that follow are all based upon this six-month moving average. To view trends year-by-year rather than month-by-month, see TRAC’s annual report series for a broader picture.
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Figure 2. Convictions by Investigative Agency
Virtually all federal criminal convictions for immigration offenses in September 2023 (100 percent) were referred by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The two lead investigative agencies in DHS are Customs and Border Protection (CBP) whose border patrol agencies guard the county’s borders, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), responsible for conducting most immigration criminal investigations under the immigration laws. See Figure 2.
Immigration Convictions in U.S. Magistrate Courts
Top Ranked Lead Charges
In September 2023, 340 defendants in immigration cases for these matters were convicted in U.S. Magistrate Courts. These courts handle less serious misdemeanor cases, including what are called “petty offenses.” In addition, complaints are sometimes filed in the magistrate courts before an indictment or information is entered. In these cases, the matter starts in the magistrate courts and later moves to the district court where subsequent proceedings take place.
In the magistrate courts in September the most frequently cited lead charge was Title 8 U.S.C Section 1326 involving “Reentry of deported alien”. This was the lead charge for 74.1 percent of all magistrate convictions in September.
Other frequently prosecuted lead charges include: “08 USC 1325 - Entry of alien at improper time or place; etc.” (16.2%), “08 USC 1324 - Bringing in and harboring certain aliens” (8.5%).
Immigration Convictions in U.S. District Courts
In September 2023, 1549 defendants in new cases for these matters were charged in the U.S. District Courts. In addition during September there were an additional 0 defendants whose cases moved from the magistrate courts to the U.S. district courts after an indictment or information was filed. The sections which follow cover both sets of cases and therefore cover all matters filed in district court during September.
Top Ranked Lead Charges
Table 2 shows the top lead charges recorded in the convictions of immigration matters filed in U.S. District Court during September 2023.
Lead Charge Count Rank 1yr ago 5yrs ago
08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien 1,105 1 1 1 More
08 USC 1324 - Bringing in and harboring certain aliens 358 2 2 2 More
08 USC 1325 - Entry of alien at improper time or place; etc. 21 3 5 3 More
18 USC 1546 - Fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents 20 4 3 4 More
18 USC 1001 - Fraud/false statements or entries generally 15 5 4 6 More
18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts 4 6 7 10 More
18 USC 1956 - Laundering of monetary instruments 4 6 - 25 More
18 USC 111 - Assaulting, resisting, impeding certain officers 3 8 17 17 More
18 USC 911 - False personification - Citizen of the US 3 8 8 25 More
19 USC 1459 - Reporting requirements for individuals 3 8 8 8 More
Table 2. Top Charges for Convictions
“Reentry of deported alien” (Title 8 U.S.C Section 1326) was the most frequent recorded lead charge. “Reentry of deported alien” (Title 8 U.S.C Section 1326) was ranked 1 a year ago, while it was ranked 1 five years ago.
Ranked 2nd in frequency was the lead charge “Bringing in and harboring certain aliens” under Title 8 U.S.C Section 1324. “Bringing in and harboring certain aliens” under Title 8 U.S.C Section 1324 was ranked 2 a year ago, while it was ranked 2 five years ago.
Ranked 3rd was “Entry of alien at improper time or place; etc.” under Title 8 U.S.C Section 1325. “Entry of alien at improper time or place; etc.” under Title 8 U.S.C Section 1325 was ranked 5 a year ago, while it was ranked 3 five years ago.
Among these top ten lead charges, the one showing the greatest increase in convictions — up 356.3 percent — compared to one year ago was Title 19 U.S.C Section 1459 that involves " Reporting requirements for individuals ". Compared to five years ago, the largest increase — 240 percent — was registered for convictions under " Fraud/false statements or entries generally " (Title 18 U.S.C Section 1001 ).
Again among the top ten lead charges, the one showing the sharpest decline in convictions compared to one year ago — down 44.9 percent — was " Fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents " (Title 18 U.S.C Section 1546 ). Compared to five years ago, the most significant decline in convictions — 73.8 percent — was for convictions where the lead charge was " Entry of alien at improper time or place; etc. " (Title 8 U.S.C Section 1325 ).
Top Ranked Judicial Districts
Understandably, there is great variation in the number of immigration convictions in each of the nation’s ninety-four federal judicial districts.
The districts registering the largest number of convictions of this type last month are shown in Table 3.
Judicial District Count Rank 1yr ago 5yrs ago
Texas, S 449 1 1 2 More
Texas, W 444 2 2 1 More
Arizona 236 3 3 4 More
Cal, S 99 4 5 5 More
N Mexico 51 5 4 3 More
Mich, E 23 6 34 10 More
N Car, W 21 7 21 43 More
Utah 20 8 8 9 More
Fla, M 19 9 9 8 More
Fla, S 18 10 6 6 More
Table 3. Top 10 Districts
The Southern District of Texas (Houston) — with 449 convictions — was the most active during September 2023. The Southern District of Texas (Houston) was ranked 1 a year ago, while it was ranked 2 for most frequent use five years ago.
The Western District of Texas (San Antonio) ranked 2nd. The Western District of Texas (San Antonio) was ranked 2 a year ago, while it was ranked 1 for most frequent use five years ago.
District of Arizona is now ranking 3rd. The District of Arizona was ranked 3 a year ago, while it was ranked 4 for most frequent use five years ago.
Recent entrants to the top 10 list were Western District of North Carolina (Asheville), now ranked 7th , and Eastern District of Michigan (Detroit) at 6th In the same order, these districts ranked 21st and 34th one year ago and 43rd and 10th five years ago.
The federal judicial district which showed the greatest growth in immigration convictions compared to one year ago — 136.4 percent — was Eastern District of Michigan (Detroit). Compared to five years ago, the district with the largest growth — 33.3 percent — was Arizona .
In the last year, the judicial District Court recording the largest drop in immigration convictions — 18.5 percent — was New Mexico . But over the past five years, Eastern District of Michigan (Detroit) showed the largest drop — 76.8 percent.
Top Ranked District Judges
At any one time, there are about 680 federal District Court judges working in the United States. The judges recorded with the largest number of new immigration crime cases resulting in convictions of this type during September 2023 are shown in Table 4.
Judge Count Rank 1yr ago 5yrs ago
Saldana, Diana Texas, S 150 1 6 21 More
Counts, Walter David, III Texas, W 125 2 1 20 More
Garcia Marmolejo, Marina Texas, S 110 3 4 18 More
Moses, Alia M. Texas, W 66 4 2 13 More
Guaderrama, David C. Texas, W 41 5 11 10 More
Hinojosa, Ricardo H. Texas, S 39 6 3 8 More
Cardone, Kathleen Texas, W 38 7 9 12 More
Crane, Randy Texas, S 36 8 7 6 More
Alvarez, Micaela Texas, S 27 9 9 7 More
Morales, David Steven Texas, S 27 9 14 - More
Montalvo, Frank Texas, W 27 9 8 5 More
Table 4. Top Ten Judges
All 11 of the “top ten” judges were in districts which were in the top ten with the largest number of immigration convictions. (Because of ties, there were a total of 11 judges in the “top ten” rankings.)
Judge Diana Saldana in the Southern District of Texas (Houston) ranked 1st with 150 convicted in immigration convictions. Judge Saldana also appeared in the top ten rankings one year ago (ranked 6).
Judge Walter David Counts, III in the Western District of Texas (San Antonio) ranked 2nd with 125 convicted in immigration convictions. Judge Counts also appeared in the top ten rankings one year ago (ranked 1).
Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo in the Southern District of Texas (Houston) ranked 3rd with 110 convicted in immigration convictions. Judge Garcia Marmolejo also appeared in the top ten rankings one year ago (ranked 4).
Report Generated: December 4, 2023
K: so Sammy, I have facts, instead of just pulling shit out of my ass, like
you do… show us some hard facts that prove your bigoted, false accusations…
facts Sammy, not made up shit…
Kropotkin