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Peruvian migrant acquitted in the first trial over the new militarized zone at US-Mexico border

Associated Press Published: June 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM Tags: Veronica Teresa Lerma , Justin Simmons , Donald Trump , U.S. news FILE - Army soldiers look at the border wall next to a surveillance vehicle in Sunland Park, N.M., Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File) (Andres Leighton, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

EL PASO, Texas – A Peruvian woman who crossed the U.S. border illegally was acquitted Thursday of unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone in the first trial under the Trump administration's efforts to prosecute immigrants who cross in certain parts of New Mexico and western Texas.

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