Source: Seattle Times
“A Peruvian woman who crossed the U.S. border illegally [sic] 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. Adely Vanessa De La Cruz-Alvarez, 21, was arrested last month near the West Texas town of Tornillo after she entered the U.S. from Mexico by walking across the riverbed of the Rio Grande, court documents show. … Lerma was convicted of entering the country illegally [sic] and was already facing deportation, but could have faced up to 18 months in prison for entering the militarized zone.” (06/05/25)