Two owners of Abby’s Bakery in Los Fresnos, Texas, have been sentenced to prison after a federal jury found them guilty of harboring and employing illegal workers at their business.

Houston’s Southern District filed 200 immigration and border security cases in the first week of 2026, targeting illegal entry, felony reentry, and human smuggling.

Operation Take Back America in Southern Texas resulted in nearly 100 arrests and 95 charges from June 27 to July 2, targeting illegal entry, drug trafficking, and firearms violations.

21-year-old Mailon Almendares-Martinez convicted in a Houston smuggling case, faces up to 10 years in prison.

Multi-agency operation seizes over 10 kilograms of meth, 14 firearms in sweeping bust

In a major effort to combat illegal immigration and related crimes, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas announced 245 new cases filed in the past week.