Posts
Federal agents stormed the Las Cruces home of former Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano and his wife, Nancy, Thursday, slapping cuffs on the pair for evidence tampering.
The charge? Harboring Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, an alleged illegal alien and suspected member of Venezuela’s brutal Tren de Aragua gang.
“Under President Trump, we have arrested over 150,000 aliens—including more than 600 members of the vicious Tren de Aragua gang,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem declared. “If you are here illegally and break the law, we will hunt you down, arrest you and lock you up. That’s a promise.”
The arrest ties back to February when Ortega-Lopez was nabbed at the Cano residence. Court documents show the details: Nancy Cano hired him for home repairs, then let him crash in their guesthouse. Cozy setup—until feds linked him to Tren de Aragua through gang gear, tattoos, voicemails, and texts.
Feds later raided the home of the Canos’ daughter, April, seizing four firearms.
“Doña Ana County has been a hotbed of illegal immigration and drug trafficking, human smuggling for many, many years,” former ICE Field Office Director John Fabbricatore told WPMI. “To see that a judge would allow this to happen. It’s very concerning. It’s concerning. What else has the judge been doing?”
Cano quit his bench in March, and on Tuesday, the New Mexico Supreme Court dropped the hammer, banning him from ever holding judicial office again. Good riddance.
“The people of New Mexico are tired of a system where the powerful don’t play by their own rules,” Amy Barela, Chairwoman of the Republican Party of New Mexico, told the Las Cruces Sun-News. “We demand real accountability for Judge Cano’s connection to a gang-affiliated criminal and full transparency on how our judiciary is being held to the same laws as the rest of us. Enough is enough.”
Homeland Security Investigations is still digging, per KFOX. This mess is far from over.
If you enjoy my blog, feel free to toss a virtual coffee my way on Buy Me a Coffee – it’s like a high-five with caffeine! No pressure, it's your call.
Tweet
“Under President Trump, we have arrested over 150,000 aliens—including more than 600 members of the vicious Tren de Aragua gang,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem declared. “If you are here illegally and break the law, we will hunt you down, arrest you and lock you up. That’s a promise.”
The arrest ties back to February when Ortega-Lopez was nabbed at the Cano residence. Court documents show the details: Nancy Cano hired him for home repairs, then let him crash in their guesthouse. Cozy setup—until feds linked him to Tren de Aragua through gang gear, tattoos, voicemails, and texts.
Ortega-Lopez slipped into the U.S. on Dec. 15, 2023, crossing near Eagle Pass, Texas, without papers. Border Patrol, were swamped and had to cut him loose three days later with a Notice to Appear for removal proceedings. Big mistake.
Feds later raided the home of the Canos’ daughter, April, seizing four firearms.
Social media posts show Ortega-Lopez flexing with weapons, some allegedly April’s. He’s now staring down federal charges for illegal possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5). Conviction could lock him up for 15 years but the chances of him serving the full dime and a nickel are slim.
“Doña Ana County has been a hotbed of illegal immigration and drug trafficking, human smuggling for many, many years,” former ICE Field Office Director John Fabbricatore told WPMI. “To see that a judge would allow this to happen. It’s very concerning. It’s concerning. What else has the judge been doing?”
Cano quit his bench in March, and on Tuesday, the New Mexico Supreme Court dropped the hammer, banning him from ever holding judicial office again. Good riddance.
“The people of New Mexico are tired of a system where the powerful don’t play by their own rules,” Amy Barela, Chairwoman of the Republican Party of New Mexico, told the Las Cruces Sun-News. “We demand real accountability for Judge Cano’s connection to a gang-affiliated criminal and full transparency on how our judiciary is being held to the same laws as the rest of us. Enough is enough.”
Homeland Security Investigations is still digging, per KFOX. This mess is far from over.
If you enjoy my blog, feel free to toss a virtual coffee my way on Buy Me a Coffee – it’s like a high-five with caffeine! No pressure, it's your call.
No comments:
Post a Comment