New Mexico Judge Drops Charges Against 3 Suspects in ‘Extremist Muslim’ Compound Case

A view of the compound in rural New Mexico where 11 children were taken in protective custody after a raid by authorities near Amalia, New Mexico, on Aug. 10, 2018. Andrew Hay/Reuters

A district judge in New Mexico dropped charges against three people who were linked to a compound where alleged Muslim extremists held starving children and were allegedly planning to carry out attacks.