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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Ayden Runnels

Judge convicts Ecuadorian migrant of trespassing on newly formed National Defense Area near El Paso

A U.S. Army M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle, known as a Stryker, deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border under Title 10 in Sunland Park, New Mexico on March 28, 2025.
A U.S. Army M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle, known as a Stryker, deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border under Title 10 in Sunland Park, New Mexico on March 28, 2025. (Credit: Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune)

A federal district judge in El Paso convicted an undocumented immigrant of entering a newly designated defense area in West Texas created by the federal government as part of its legal strategy to end illegal border crossings.

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