SAN DIEGO, California — Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California have filed 102 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 U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California is the fourth-busiest federal district, largely due to a high volume of border-related crimes.

This district, encompassing San Diego and Imperial counties, shares a 140-mile border with Mexico and includes the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the world’s busiest land border crossing, connecting San Diego and Tijuana. In addition to reactive border-related crimes, the Southern District of California also prosecutes a significant number of proactive cases related to

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