It is as if he has no idea what these people are capable of, or actually do. But he probably does.
Posted on 04/22/2025 4:57:08 AM PDT by V_TWIN
A New Mexico judge tendered his resignation last month after immigration authorities detained a suspect with alleged ties to the Tren de Aragua gang in his home during a late February raid.
Federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security raided former Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Jose “Joel” Cano’s home on Feb. 28 and arrested 23-year-old Venezuelan national Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, court documents reveal.
Authorities also confiscated four firearms from Cano’s daughter’s residence, after obtaining search warrants in response to social media evidence of Ortega-Lopez’s ties to Tren de Aragua, the ruthless Venezuelan prison gang.
Cano, a Democrat who had served as a judge since 2011, made no mention of the arrest in his resignation letter, which came days later on March 3.
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Good grief....SMH
It is as if he has no idea what these people are capable of, or actually do. But he probably does.
He’s lucky the whole family didn’t wake up with their throats cut......and the daughter giving access to firearms......unbelievable.
Organized crime (mafia, cartels) capture, control the judiciary
Control the judiciary, and you effectively control law enforcement enabling operations
Gaydar just exploded.
ONLY in govt can one ‘step down’ & avoid any/all follow-thru w/ ANY *HINT* of criminality.
Simple, the judge was getting paid
Yes. It is apparently a tactic (not just by gangs, but by various illegal entities such as the Mafia) as long as humans have been organized with a judiciary.
Buy off the judges. Then everything goes smoothly for them.
Honestly, I would almost feel better if the judge was getting paid.
Having someone in judgeship with so much stupidity is a little scary, given how much power they have appropriated illegally.
Are you suggesting the judge has a penchant for tamales?
That's not enough. He should be charged with harboring a fugitive and possibly obstruction of justice.
silver
or
lead.
looks like the judge made a decision ?
looks like a ripe RICO investigation opportunity.
I’m seeing reports on social media that the judge and his wife were just arrested by the Feds for harboring a TDA gang member at home.
Here is a video of the perp walk.
“Ex-judge, wife into custody after claims of hosting Tren de Aragua member in Las Cruces”
NEW: Judge Joel Cano and his wife Nancy have been detained/arrested.
The home of a former judge in Las Cruces was raided Thursday, following accusations that he and his wife had an alleged Tren de Aragua member living in their home. @KFOX14 cameras captured the moment both Cano… https://t.co/WkdCPgNnK0 pic.twitter.com/q776tjCXLa— Wid Lyman (@Wid_Lyman) April 24, 2025
ICE/HSI arrested Cristhian Ortega-Lopez at a residence owned by Cano on February 28, 2025 following an anonymous tip. Ortega-Lopez entered the country illegally on 12/15/23 in Eagle Pass, TX and was released due to overcrowding at the Border Patrol Facility on 12/18/23. He is a… pic.twitter.com/g1dU269Nvy— Wid Lyman (@Wid_Lyman) April 18, 2025
Thanks for the update you two.
Nice to know this type of behavior will now result in consequences isn’t it?
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