The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico has released its weekly immigration enforcement statistics, covering the one-week period ending June 13, 2025. The prosecutions are carried out in cooperation with the El Paso Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations El Paso, along with support from other federal, state, and county agencies.
According to the report, 65 individuals were charged with illegal reentry after deportation under 8 U.S.C. 1326. Six individuals faced charges of alien smuggling under 8 U.S.C. 1324. Additionally, 34 people were charged with illegal entry under 8 U.S.C. 1325.
Another group of 32 individuals was charged with illegal entry (8 U.S.C. 1325), violation of a military security regulation (50 U.S.C. 797), and entering military, naval, or Coast Guard property (18 U.S.C. 1382). These charges stem from incidents at the newly established National Defense Area in New Mexico.
The office noted that many defendants prosecuted for illegal reentry had previous convictions for crimes such as involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, assault, fraud, and prior instances of illegal reentry.
In a specific case highlighted this week, Luis Carlos Martinez-Moje—a Mexican national—was charged by criminal complaint for being an alien in possession of ammunition. Law enforcement discovered about 13,980 rounds of ammunition hidden in his vehicle during a traffic stop in Doña Ana County. Martinez-Moje admitted he traveled to Albuquerque to collect the ammunition at the request of an acquaintance from Chihuahua, Mexico in exchange for payment.
“These cases are part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime,” according to a statement from the office.
The report clarifies that these statistics only reflect prosecutions handled by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico and do not include those subjected solely to administrative immigration processes.
The office stated: “Under current leadership, public safety and a secure border are the top priorities for the District of New Mexico. Enhanced enforcement both at the border and in the interior of the district have yielded aliens engaged in unlawful activity or with serious criminal history, including human trafficking, sexual assault and violence against children.”
New Mexico covers an area consisting of 33 counties and shares approximately 180 miles along its international border with Mexico. Assistant U.S. Attorneys based in Albuquerque and Las Cruces work closely with federal, state and local law enforcement partners on immigration-related cases as well as other federal offenses.
