There are confirmed reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently unveiled their newest operation, "Don't Cross," which prosecutes in U.S. federal court all illegal entrants regardless of lack of criminal history, immigration history, nationality, etc. Fines and/or up to 2 years imprisonment may be imposed.
This new operation officially went into effect on Monday February 25, 2008, but it appears DHS may have started on a smaller scale even before that. It is unclear how long the operation will last, or when it will be extended (right now, apparently only people crossing between the downtown port of entry in El Paso and Mt. Cristo Rey in NM are being prosecuted).
