141 Charged in Operation New Day Sweep in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH, Texas — Federal prosecutors have charged 141 defendants in Operation New Day, a multi-agency public safety push in Fort Worth that ran from August 24 to November 5, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas announced on November 9, 2026.

Read the U.S. Attorney's Office release: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/operation-new-day-concludes-141-defendants-federally-charged-fort-worth-public-safety

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced the conclusion of the operation at a press conference, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Operation New Day was launched by federal prosecutors, in coordination with federal and local law enforcement partners, to address dangerous criminal offenders in Fort Worth communities, according to the release.

The Operations, The Seizures, The Charges

Between August 24 and November 5, 2026, law enforcement conducted over 20 undercover operations, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Officers seized 35 firearms, over 100 grams of fentanyl, over 45 kilograms of methamphetamine and over 22 kilograms of cocaine, according to the release.

As a result, federal prosecutors charged 141 defendants with offenses including drug trafficking, firearms violations, illegal reentry after deportation, child exploitation and other federal offenses, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

The Breakdown, The Categories, The Numbers

51 defendants were charged with illegal reentry after deportation, according to the release.

45 defendants were charged with drug trafficking offenses, including possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.

15 defendants were charged with firearms offenses, including felon in possession of a firearm or ammunition, unlawful possession of machineguns, and possession of a firearm by an illegal alien. ATF also seized 41 machinegun conversion devices.

10 defendants were charged with violating national defense airspace, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

9 defendants were charged with child exploitation and related sex offenses, including sex trafficking of minors, sexual exploitation of children, production or distribution of child sexual abuse material, possession of child sexual abuse material, sexual abuse of a ward, and failure to register as a sex offender.

7 defendants were charged with election and citizenship-related offenses. 2 defendants were charged with document fraud offenses. 1 defendant was charged with assaulting a federal officer, and 1 defendant was charged with falsely representing himself as a U.S. citizen.

"In two and a half months, Operation New Day took 141 criminal offenders off the streets of Fort Worth," U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould said. "These are drug traffickers, armed felons, people who exploit children, and others who put our neighbors at risk."

"Operation New Day reflects the strength of our partnerships and our shared commitment to protecting communities from criminal activity," HSI Dallas acting Special Agent in Charge Antwoine Jones said.

The Partners, The Prosecutors, What Happens Next

Operation New Day was conducted with the U.S. Marshals Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, the Fort Worth Police Department and the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, according to the release.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew Capoccia, Connor Day, Joshua Garland, Frank Gatto, Allyson Monte, Claire Mosely, Will Payne and Aisha Saleem from the Fort Worth Division and Eric Chen from the Dallas Division are prosecuting the cases, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Indictments, informations and criminal complaints are merely allegations, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Anyone with information about criminal activity in the Northern District of Texas can contact the U.S. Attorney's Office or the relevant federal law enforcement agency.

Sources

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas, "Operation New Day concludes with 141 defendants federally charged in Fort Worth public safety push," November 9, 2026: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/operation-new-day-concludes-141-defendants-federally-charged-fort-worth-public-safety