50,000 immigration prosecutions in the first half of FY 2013 make this a record year for bringing criminal charges against aliens who illegally enter – or try to – and get caught. Texas leads the way. The Southern District (Houston) and the Western District (San Antonio) rank #1 and #2, followed by Arizona, New Mexico, and California. Texas’ Northern District (Dallas / Fort Worth) comes in at # 8. A Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) report analyzes recent Justice Department data. The top three leading charges have remained the same for the past 5 years: entry at an improper time or place; reentry after deportation; alien smuggling and harboring.