San Diego Federal Prosecutors Report 111 Border Cases in a Week but Detail Only Three

October 19, 2026

Federal prosecutors in San Diego say they “filed 111 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances.” The office covers San Diego and Imperial counties, which share a 140-mile border with Mexico and include the San Ysidro Port of Entry. The release calls San Ysidro “the world’s busiest land border crossing” and says the district is “the fourth-busiest federal district, largely due to a high volume of border-related crimes.”

Sources

• U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of California, “U.S. Attorney’s Office Filed 111 Border-Related Cases This Week” (October 16, 2026): https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/us-attorneys-office-filed-111-border-related-cases-week-2