Convictions for June 2026
The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during June 2026 the government reported 7536 new convictions. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this number is up 18.3 percent over the previous month.
The comparisons of the number of defendants convicted are based on case-by-case information obtained by TRAC under the Freedom of Information Act from the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (see Table 1).
When monthly 2026 convictions of this type are compared with those of the same period in the previous year, the number of convictions was only slightly up (1%). Convictions over the past year are still much higher than they were five years ago. Overall, the data show that convictions of this type are up 69.3 percent from levels reported in 2021.
The substantial growth in these cases is partly related to increases in the matters filed in U.S. Magistrate Courts. If magistrate cases are excluded and only Federal District Court cases are counted, the overall increase in convictions is 38.2 percent instead of 69.3 percent. The evidence suggests that part of the difference may be the result of improvements in the recording of the magistrate cases by the Justice Department.
Figure 1. Monthly Trends in Convictions
The increase from the levels five years ago in convictions for these matters is shown more clearly in Figure 1. The vertical bars in Figure 1 represent the number of convictions of this type recorded on a month-to-month basis. Where a prosecution was initially filed in U.S. Magistrate Court and then transferred to the U.S. District Court, the magistrate filing date was used since this provides an earlier indicator of actual trends. The superimposed line on the bars plots the six-month moving average so that natural fluctuations are smoothed out. The one and five-year rates of change in Table 1 and in the sections that follow are all based upon this six-month moving average. To view trends year-by-year rather than month-by-month, see TRAC's annual report series for a broader picture.
Cases were classified by prosecutors into more specific types.
The largest number of convictions of these matters in June 2026 was for "Immigration", accounting for 59.2 percent of convictions. Convictions were also filed for "Drugs-Drug Trafficking" (10%), "Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major" (8.8%), "Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force" (5.2%), "Project Safe Childhood" (2.9%). See Figure 2.
The lead investigative agency for convictions in June 2026 was DHS accounting for 64 percent of convictions. Other agencies with substantial numbers of convictions were: FBI (11% ), ATF (7%), DEA (7%), Local (2%). See Figure 3.
Convictions in U.S. Magistrate Courts
Top Ranked Lead Charges
In June 2026, 1512 defendants were convicted in U.S. Magistrate Courts. These courts handle less serious misdemeanor cases, including what are called "petty offenses." In addition, complaints are sometimes filed in the magistrate courts before an indictment or information is entered. In these cases, the matter starts in the magistrate courts and later moves to the district court where subsequent proceedings take place.
In the magistrate courts in June the most frequently cited lead charge was Title 8 U.S.C Section 1325 involving "Entry of alien at improper time or place; etc.". This was the lead charge for 84.5 percent of all magistrate convictions in June.
Convictions in U.S. District Courts
In June 2026, 6024 defendants in new cases for these matters were charged in the U.S. District Courts. In addition during June there were an additional 0 defendants whose cases moved from the magistrate courts to the U.S. district courts after an indictment or information was filed. The sections which follow cover both sets of cases and therefore cover all matters filed in district court during June.
Top Ranked Lead Charges
Table 2 shows the top lead charges recorded in the convictions of matters filed in U.S. District Court during June 2026.
Lead Charge Count Rank 1yr ago 5yrs ago 08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien 2,210 1 1 1 More 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A 616 2 2 2 More 18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts 591 3 3 3 More 50 USC 797 - Control of Subversive Activities 426 4 - - More 21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy 369 5 5 4 More 08 USC 1324 - Bringing in and harboring certain aliens 260 6 4 5 More 18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television 96 7 8 9 More 18 USC 1546 - Fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents 92 8 18 11 More 21 USC 952 - Importation of controlled substances 84 9 10 6 More 18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors 80 10 9 8 More Table 2. Top Charges for Convictions
"Reentry of deported alien" (Title 8 U.S.C Section 1326) was the most frequent recorded lead charge. "Reentry of deported alien" (Title 8 U.S.C Section 1326) was ranked 1 a year ago, while it was ranked 1 five years ago.
Ranked 2nd in frequency was the lead charge "Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" under Title 21 U.S.C Section 841. "Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" under Title 21 U.S.C Section 841 was ranked 2 a year ago, while it was ranked 2 five years ago.
Ranked 3rd was "Firearms; Unlawful acts" under Title 18 U.S.C Section 922. "Firearms; Unlawful acts" under Title 18 U.S.C Section 922 was ranked 3 a year ago, while it was ranked 3 five years ago.
Among these top ten lead charges, the one showing the greatest increase in convictions — up 89.6 percent — compared to one year ago was Title 18 U.S.C Section 1546 that involves " Fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents ". Compared to five years ago, the largest increase — 120 percent — was registered for convictions under " Reentry of deported alien " (Title 8 U.S.C Section 1326 ).
Again among the top ten lead charges, the one showing the sharpest decline in convictions compared to one year ago — down 31.9 percent — was " Bringing in and harboring certain aliens " (Title 8 U.S.C Section 1324 ). Compared to five years ago, the most significant decline in convictions — 51.8 percent — was for convictions where the lead charge was " Importation of controlled substances " (Title 21 U.S.C Section 952 ).
Top Ranked Judicial Districts
In June 2026 the Justice Department's case-by-case records show that the government obtained 2125.4 convictions for every ten million people in the United States.
Understandably, there is great variation in the per capita number of convictions in each of the nation's ninety-four federal judicial districts.
The districts registering the largest number of convictions per capita for these matters last month are shown in Table 3. Districts must have at least 5 convictions to receive a ranking.
Judicial District Percapita Count Rank 1yr ago 5yrs ago N Mexico 46,304 822 1 7 7 More Cal, S 15,411 447 2 4 4 More Texas, S 10,370 923 3 3 1 More Texas, W 8,173 552 4 2 3 More S Dakota 7,637 58 5 32 38 More Arizona 4,811 304 6 1 2 More Montana 4,643 44 7 25 40 More Wash, E 4,032 58 8 55 72 More Mo, E 3,605 88 9 12 6 More Tenn, W 3,550 46 10 42 44 More Table 3. Top 10 Districts (per ten million people)
The District of New Mexico — with 46304 convictions as compared with 2125.4 convictions per ten million population in the United States — was the most active during June 2026. The District of New Mexico was ranked 7 a year ago, while it was ranked 7 for most frequent use five years ago.
The Southern District of California (San Diego) ranked 2nd. The Southern District of California (San Diego) was ranked 4 a year ago, while it was ranked 4 for most frequent use five years ago.
Southern District of Texas (Houston) is now ranking 3rd. The Southern District of Texas (Houston) was ranked 3 a year ago, while it was ranked 1 for most frequent use five years ago.
Recent entrants to the top 10 list were Eastern District of Missouri (St. Louis), now ranked 9th , and Montana at 7th In the same order, these districts ranked 12th and 25th one year ago and 6th and 40th five years ago.
The federal judicial district which showed the greatest growth in the rate of convictions compared to one year ago — 516.9 percent — was New Mexico . This was the same district that had the largest increase — 502 percent — when compared with five years ago.
In the last year, the judicial District Court recording the largest drop in the rate of convictions — 51.8 percent — was Arizona . But over the past five years, Eastern District of Missouri (St. Louis) showed the largest drop — 35.1 percent.
Top Ranked District Judges
At any one time, there are about 680 federal District Court judges working in the United States. The judges recorded with the largest number of new crime cases resulting in convictions of this type during June 2026 are shown in Table 4.
Judge Count Rank 1yr ago 5yrs ago Crane, Randy Texas, S 243 1 4 2 More Rodriguez, Fernando, Jr. Texas, S 126 2 18 12 More Garcia Marmolejo, Marina Texas, S 122 3 10 1 More Ritter, Jerry H. N Mexico 114 4 772 866 More Saldana, Diana Texas, S 94 5 8 3 More Sweazea, Kevin R. N Mexico 85 6 772 866 More Brack, Robert C. N Mexico 77 7 26 51 More Fouratt, Gregory J. N Mexico 72 8 - - More Olvera, Jose Rolando, Jr. Texas, S 70 9 22 13 More Cardone, Kathleen Texas, W 65 10 9 16 More Moses, Alia M. Texas, W 65 10 3 14 More Table 4. Top Ten Judges
All 11 of the "top ten" judges were in districts which were in the top ten with the largest number of convictions per capit. (Because of ties, there were a total of 11 judges in the "top ten" rankings.)
Judge Randy Crane in the Southern District of Texas (Houston) ranked 1st with 243 convicted in convictions. Judge Crane appeared in the top ten rankings one year (ranked 4) and five years ago (rank 2).
Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr. in the Southern District of Texas (Houston) ranked 2nd with 126 convicted in convictions.
Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo in the Southern District of Texas (Houston) ranked 3rd with 122 convicted in convictions. Judge Garcia Marmolejo appeared in the top ten rankings one year (ranked 10) and five years ago (rank 1).
Report Generated: August 12, 2026
