U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Gregory Wormuth of Las Cruces dismissed misdemeanor trespassing charges against nearly 100 illegal aliens arrested for crossing into a newly designated National Defense Area in New Mexico. On Wednesday, the federal judge ruled in favor of the illegal aliens, citing probable cause issues as the reason for the dismissals.
As reported by Breitbart Texas, Illegal border crossers in New Mexico began facing new criminal charges in May under a section of U.S. law that protects military installations from unauthorized entry. President Trump recently designated portions of the border region as a National Defense Area.
The designated area stretches along 170 miles of the New Mexico-Mexico border that President Trump says is crucial to “maintain the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security of
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