Federal immigration prosecutions jump in New Mexico

By Associated Press

Published November 15, 2013 5:00am ET

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SANTA FE, N.M. — Federal immigration prosecutions in New Mexico posted the biggest percentage increase of any of the nation’s 94 judicial districts during the first 11 months of the federal fiscal year, a new report shows.

Prosecutions in the state’s federal judicial district jumped by 46 percent from the previous period. The state is on pace to post its highest number of immigration prosecutions since tracking began in 1986.

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