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Feds drop case against Guatemalan man arrested on Iron Range
The assault charge was dismissed due to lack of federal-agent testimony, but Espinoza remains detained and faces deportation, officials said.
- On Monday, federal prosecutors dropped the criminal case against Jose Miguel Espinoza-Espinoza in Duluth after a brief hearing, though he remains detained and faces deportation, with the incident publicized on Jan. 18.
- Assistant U.S. Attorney Bradley Endicott moved to dismiss, citing no federal agent was available to testify, while Magistrate Judge Leo Brisbois found probable cause was not established.
- Court affidavits describe the Mazda 6 crashing into a Ford Explorer about 10 feet away, while Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations agents say the driver resisted commands and later admitted he is a native of Guatemala.
- Public defender Siri Carlson McDowell declined to comment after the initial court appearance via video conference Wednesday, while State Sen. Jen McEwen and Rep. Liish Kozlowski, DFL-Duluth, attended the hearing, sat behind Espinoza, and later met with his attorney and supporters.
- Amid a wider enforcement push this month, Operation Metro Surge has deployed thousands of agents to the Twin Cities, with The New York Times noting the Justice Department’s rare retreat from prosecuting an assault in the crackdown.
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Feds drop case against Guatemalan man arrested on Iron Range
DULUTH — Federal prosecutors on Monday dropped a criminal case against a Guatemalan man who was accused of ramming an immigration enforcement vehicle outside an Iron Range restaurant earlier this month. However, the 19-year-old remains in federal custody and still faces administrative proceedings that could result in his deportation from the country. Jose Miguel Espinoza-Espinoza appeared in U.S. District Court in Duluth on a charge of assaultin…
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