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Judge Dismisses Trespassing Charges for Nearly 100 Migrants

5/16/2025

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In a significant ruling, a federal judge dismissed trespassing charges against nearly 100 migrants arrested in a newly designated military zone along the New Mexico-Mexico border. Judge Gregory B. Wormuth determined that the government could not demonstrate that the migrants knowingly entered the restricted area, leaving hundreds more in a precarious legal limbo.

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In a significant ruling, a federal judge dismissed trespassing charges against nearly 100 migrants arrested in a newly designated military zone along the New Mexico-Mexico border. Judge Gregory B. Wormuth determined that the government could not demonstrate that the migrants knowingly entered the restricted area, leaving hundreds more in a precarious legal limbo.