The U.S. Department of Justice has begun the first prosecutions of migrants for illegally entering a military zone created along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown,

As of Monday, at least 28 migrants were charged with violating security regulations as well as entering the U.S. illegally, The Washington Post and Reuters reported.

More than two dozen migrants are now facing federal criminal charges for crossing into the U.S. from Mexico and entering the newly-created New Mexico National Defense Area.