A judge in New Mexico resigned after federal agents arrested a Venezuelan immigrant with alleged relations with Treen de Aragoa The gang that lived in a guesthouse in the property of the spine.
Joel Kano, the Magistrate Judge of Donna Anna, has since 2011, resigned on March 3. The resignation came after the arrest of February 28 Albukirk Magazine.
Context
The arrest followed the investigation of internal security (HSI), which was launched in January, which revealed that Ortega Lopez, who illegally entered the United States from Mexico in December 2023, was living with other unconventional immigrants and had access to firearms.
According to a press statement issued by the Ministry of Justice, investigators found that social media publications depict Ortega Lopez, protesting multiple weapons, which were claimed that some of them were provided by April Kano, the daughter of the judge, who “allowed him to keep and sometimes fire weapons.”
What do you know
In a letter of resignation addressed to the head of the third judicial province, Conrad Beira, Judge Kano wrote, “Work with each of you was a very rewarding experience that I will remain grateful to him forever,” according to what he said. Fox News. CANO has followed the 14 -year operation on the bench -enforcement profession.
HSI Ortega-Lopez has officially accused it of illegally in the country and ties with Tren De Aragua, a Venezuelan gang that recently painted auditing from the Trump administration.
The federal authorities also claim that Ortega-Lopez not only lived with other unimfbsable immigrants, but also had access to firearms-a prohibited crime for non-citizens in the United States.
The American Provincial Court of New Mexico Province
The Ministry of Justice indicated that “social media evidence showed that Ortega Lopez is in the possession of multiple firearms within the scope of fire in Las Crosses.” “It is illegal to be any illegal immigrant in his possession a rifle in the United States.”
Additional details reported Albukirk Magazine It indicates that Ortega-Lopez has included Cano’s residence as his address in the migration reduction request 2024. Investigators learned that he originally met Nancy Kano while performing high work. After being expelled from his apartment, he moved to a guest house in the property.
During a detention session on March 14, American judge Damian asked. Martinez on the knowledge of the Federal Public Prosecutor of Judge Kano, noting: “I do not think that anyone will be allowed to live in his property,” according to Fox News.
Despite the allegations, Ortega-Lopez was initially released under the supervision, despite the proposal to reconsider this version in early April.
the Ministry of Justice He emphasized that Ortega Lopez and three other Venezuelan citizens were arrested in a broader operation targeting illegal possession of firearms. If convicted, each of them may face up to 15 years in the federal prison.
What people say
President Donald Trump, in a declaration of Treen de Aragoa, said: TDA is a dedicated foreign terrorist organization that includes thousands of members, many of whom illegally infiltrated the United States, conducting irregular war and taking hostile measures against the United States. “
Aaron Reichlin-Milenik, an older colleague of the US Migration Council in a post to X on Thursday: “Another internal component of the federal government recognizes reality; Tren De Aragua is not an arm of Venezuela, and it does not invade the country.
What happens after that
New Mexico supreme court Determining a general hearing on Thursday in the case. A spokesman for the state’s administrative office of the courts said that the ruler Michel Lujan Griemeh will appoint an alternative to serving the rest of Kano, which will end next year.
