The Trump administration’s “disturbing” legal strategy to prosecute border crossers is taxing courts

The Trump administration’s “disturbing” legal strategy to prosecute border crossers is taxing courts

The Trump administration turned vast expanses of federal land along the southern border, like this stretch between Sunland Park and Columbus, New Mexico, into national defense areas. (Paul Ratje for ProPublica and The Texas Tribune) This story was originally published by ProPublica and co-published with The Texas Tribune   Jose Omar Flores-Penaloza was willing to admit that he had entered the United States illegally. He was ready to be deported,…