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US judge dismisses charges against migrants caught in military zone
- Federal Magistrate Judge Gregory Wormuth dismissed misdemeanor trespassing charges against nearly 100 migrants who crossed into a newly declared military zone in southern New Mexico this week.
- This followed President Trump’s declaration one month ago of a 60-foot-wide strip along New Mexico’s southern border as an Army base, leading to arrests for willful trespassing on federal military land.
- Wormuth ruled that prosecutors failed to prove migrants knew they entered restricted military property, criticizing the government’s "cut-and-paste approach to factual allegations" and noting many migrants crossed before signs were posted or could not read warnings.
- So far, about 98 trespassing cases have been dismissed among 400 charged, with misdemeanor sentences carrying up to 18 months, though migrants may still face deportation and prosecutors may appeal or refile charges.
- The ruling challenges the Trump administration’s expanded military role on the border amid ongoing legal and public debate about military jurisdiction, civilian rights, and border security in New Mexico.
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