{"id":48418,"date":"2025-02-11T13:42:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/500-immigrants-charged-in-2-weeks-u-s-attorney-priority-is-on-criminal-aliens-caught-crossing-the-border\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T13:42:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:42:38","slug":"500-immigrants-charged-in-2-weeks-u-s-attorney-priority-is-on-criminal-aliens-caught-crossing-the-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/500-immigrants-charged-in-2-weeks-u-s-attorney-priority-is-on-criminal-aliens-caught-crossing-the-border\/","title":{"rendered":"500+ immigrants charged in 2 weeks; U.S. Attorney: priority is on criminal aliens caught crossing the border"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.CBS26tv.com\/static.CBS26phoenix.com\/www.CBS26phoenix.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1280\/720\/20407958d9255738e89809926ca99cc7.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\"><\/p>\n<div>Outcry over President Trump\u2019s immigration policies continue. 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