Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 378 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases between April 11 and April 17. The cases include offenses such as illegal re-entry and conspiracy to transport undocumented individuals further into the U.S., according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Netsai Moreno-Suarez, a Mexican national, was arrested for illegal re-entry after being deported in August 2023. He has a previous conviction for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens. Janet Amanda Gonzales, a San Antonio resident, was charged with transporting five undocumented individuals for financial gain. She is also a convicted felon for exploitation of vulnerable individuals. U.S. citizen Roberto Hernandez was arrested for attempting to transport undocumented individuals to a residence in Del Rio after being contacted by a co-conspirator. Arturo Mendoza-Yerbafria was arrested for illegal re-entry after being deported three times, and Zacarias Bautista-Emiliano, with multiple deportations and felony convictions, was also arrested for illegal re-entry, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Under Operation Take Back America, law enforcement has arrested individuals with violent criminal backgrounds, including Efrain Antonio Corroto-Herrera, a Honduran national with an assault conviction, and Santa Cruz Garcia-Morales, who has a history of domestic violence and aggravated assault. Both were previously deported multiple times. The operation targets illegal immigration and threats from cartels and criminal organizations, involving federal agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, USBP, Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Marshals Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as well as state and local law enforcement, as stated by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
