by Abril Alfi at OAN
A former New Mexico judge and his wife have been arrested after housing an alleged Tren de Aragua (TdA) member.
On Thursday, Former Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano and his wife, Nancy Cano, were taken into custody after federal agents raided their Las Cruces home.
The couple is facing charges of evidence tampering amid allegations they housed Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, an illegal alien who is also alleged to be a member of Venezuela’s 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,” said Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. “If you are here illegally and break the law, we will hunt you down, arrest you and lock you up. That’s a promise.”
According to court documents, back in February, Ortega-Lopez was arrested at the Cano residence, where he was initially hired by Nancy for home repairs and was later offered accommodation in the couple’s guesthouse.
Authorities reportedly uncovered his link to the gang through “gang-related clothing, tattoos, voicemails and text messages.”
Court documents stated that Ortega-Lopez unlawfully entered the U.S. on December 15th, 2023, by crossing…
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