Utah is one of the country’s top 10 federal districts for the prosecution of immigration-related offenses, according to a new report.
The Associated Press reports the study from a Syracuse University-affiliated research group shows that in the first six months of the 2013 fiscal year, there were 135 cases of defendants charged with immigration offenses.
That period stretches from October 2012 to March 2013.
The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse report shows Utah, which is an entire federal district, ranked 13th a year ago.
Five years ago, Utah came in the 11th spot, and 10 years ago it was ranked 14th.
Despite breaking the top 10 this year, Utah still trails states such as Texas and California, both of which had three of their four federal districts rank in the top 10.
