{"id":8287,"date":"2025-04-26T22:31:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T22:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=8287"},"modified":"2025-04-26T22:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T22:31:11","slug":"fbi-arrests-ex-dem-judge-who-allegedly-harbored-foreign-gang-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=8287","title":{"rendered":"FBI Arrests Ex-Dem Judge Who Allegedly Harbored Foreign Gang Member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Do\u00f1a Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano and his wife, Nancy Cano, were taken into custody Thursday following a federal raid on their home in Las Cruces.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8288\" src=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/465063159_937312061762374_4971802148411072904_n-300x300-3-12-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/465063159_937312061762374_4971802148411072904_n-300x300-3-12-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/465063159_937312061762374_4971802148411072904_n-300x300-3-12-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/465063159_937312061762374_4971802148411072904_n-300x300-3-12.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1433618805510231\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_3_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_3\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;us_privacy=1---&amp;gpp_sid=-1&amp;client=ca-pub-1433618805510231&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;adk=4158179496&amp;adf=528542871&amp;w=977&amp;abgtt=7&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1745706597&amp;num_ads=1&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=2327119444&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=977x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Floveusa.homes%2F2025%2F04%2F25%2Ffbi-arrests-ex-dem-judge-who-allegedly-harbored-foreign-gang-member%2F&amp;host=ca-host-pub-2644536267352236&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=200&amp;rw=976&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;wgl=1&amp;fa=27&amp;dt=1745706597158&amp;bpp=2&amp;bdt=1358&amp;idt=-M&amp;shv=r20250423&amp;mjsv=m202504240101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Ddde2d1de95f14efa%3AT%3D1712626002%3ART%3D1745706333%3AS%3DALNI_MZAZIVCsI8b0OmoksGddECLAqA8Hw&amp;gpic=UID%3D00000de7f337aba2%3AT%3D1712626002%3ART%3D1745706333%3AS%3DALNI_MZidviCvfVpk8SLtglGG8v_Y1SmBg&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D0a2291104c466f6a%3AT%3D1731200451%3ART%3D1745706333%3AS%3DAA-AfjbXZRAg4E3cdIpitq605V1t&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C1057x280%2C1005x124&amp;nras=4&amp;correlator=7330968641789&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=120&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=864&amp;u_w=1536&amp;u_ah=824&amp;u_aw=1536&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.25&amp;adx=90&amp;ady=1618&amp;biw=1519&amp;bih=711&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=528&amp;eid=95358863%2C95358865%2C95358975%2C95359237%2C31092011%2C95359116%2C31090357%2C95359272&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=2885580755151850&amp;tmod=523403322&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Floveusa.homes%2Fpage%2F2%2F&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=-7%2C-7%2C-7%2C-7%2C1536%2C0%2C1550%2C838%2C1536%2C711&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1.01&amp;pgls=CAEQBBoHMS4xNTEuMA..&amp;ifi=4&amp;uci=a!4&amp;btvi=2&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=143\" name=\"aswift_3\" width=\"977\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!4\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CN2u3u3f9owDFWkpogMdbkIwAA\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>The couple is facing charges of evidence tampering in connection with allegations that they harbored Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, an alleged undocumented immigrant believed to be affiliated with Venezuela\u2019s notorious Tren de Aragua gang, Fox News reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder President Trump, we have arrested over 150,000 aliens\u2014including more than 600 members of the vicious Tren de Aragua gang,\u201d said Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. \u201cIf you are here illegally and break the law, we will hunt you down, arrest you and lock you up. That\u2019s a promise.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1915546273811488805&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Ffbi-who-91045%2F&amp;sessionId=25f9f5cb5649bbcbc9425185c1daffeddec52457&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1915546273811488805\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The arrest stems from a February incident in which Ortega-Lopez was taken into custody at the Cano residence. According to court documents, Nancy Cano initially hired him to perform home repairs and later allowed him to stay in the couple\u2019s guesthouse.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators discovered evidence connecting Ortega-Lopez to the Tren de Aragua gang, including gang-affiliated clothing, tattoos, voicemails, and text messages. Court documents state that he unlawfully entered the United States on December 15, 2023, by crossing the border near Eagle Pass, Texas, without inspection or authorization, Fox noted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1433618805510231\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_4_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_4\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;us_privacy=1---&amp;gpp_sid=-1&amp;client=ca-pub-1433618805510231&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;adk=4158179496&amp;adf=4000232987&amp;w=977&amp;abgtt=7&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1745706597&amp;num_ads=1&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=2327119444&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=977x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Floveusa.homes%2F2025%2F04%2F25%2Ffbi-arrests-ex-dem-judge-who-allegedly-harbored-foreign-gang-member%2F&amp;host=ca-host-pub-2644536267352236&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=200&amp;rw=976&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;wgl=1&amp;fa=27&amp;dt=1745706597158&amp;bpp=2&amp;bdt=1358&amp;idt=-M&amp;shv=r20250423&amp;mjsv=m202504240101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Ddde2d1de95f14efa%3AT%3D1712626002%3ART%3D1745706333%3AS%3DALNI_MZAZIVCsI8b0OmoksGddECLAqA8Hw&amp;gpic=UID%3D00000de7f337aba2%3AT%3D1712626002%3ART%3D1745706333%3AS%3DALNI_MZidviCvfVpk8SLtglGG8v_Y1SmBg&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D0a2291104c466f6a%3AT%3D1731200451%3ART%3D1745706333%3AS%3DAA-AfjbXZRAg4E3cdIpitq605V1t&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C1057x280%2C1005x124%2C977x280&amp;nras=5&amp;correlator=7330968641789&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=120&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=864&amp;u_w=1536&amp;u_ah=824&amp;u_aw=1536&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.25&amp;adx=90&amp;ady=2453&amp;biw=1519&amp;bih=711&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=528&amp;eid=95358863%2C95358865%2C95358975%2C95359237%2C31092011%2C95359116%2C31090357%2C95359272&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=2885580755151850&amp;tmod=523403322&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Floveusa.homes%2Fpage%2F2%2F&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=-7%2C-7%2C-7%2C-7%2C1536%2C0%2C1550%2C838%2C1536%2C711&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1.01&amp;pgls=CAEQBBoHMS4xNTEuMA..&amp;ifi=5&amp;uci=a!5&amp;btvi=3&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=150\" name=\"aswift_4\" width=\"977\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!5\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"COKU3-3f9owDFdUIogMdxLsAxw\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Due to overcrowding at the Border Patrol facility, Ortega-Lopez was released on December 18, 2023, and issued a Notice to Appear, formally initiating removal proceedings under the Immigration and Nationality Act.<\/p>\n<p>Further investigation resulted in the seizure of four firearms from the home of April Cano, the daughter of Joel and Nancy. Social media posts showed Ortega-Lopez posing with several weapons, some of which he allegedly claimed belonged to April.<\/p>\n<p>He is now facing federal charges for being an undocumented immigrant in possession of a firearm, a violation of 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 922(g)(5). If convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo\u00f1a Ana County has been a hotbed of illegal immigration and drug trafficking, human smuggling for many, many years,\u201d former ICE Field Office Director John Fabbricatore told WPMI. \u201cTo see that a judge would allow this to happen. It\u2019s very concerning. It\u2019s concerning. What else has the judge been doing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joel Cano resigned from his judicial position in March, and on Tuesday, the New Mexico Supreme Court issued a ruling permanently prohibiting him from holding any judicial office in the state, Fox reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people of New Mexico are tired of a system where the powerful don\u2019t play by their own rules,\u201d Amy Barela, Chairwoman of the Republican Party of New Mexico, said in a statement to the Las Cruces Sun-News. \u201cWe demand real accountability for Judge Cano\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Noem\u00a0announced\u00a0that some of the people allegedly responsible for leaking information about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids have been caught.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1433618805510231\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_5_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_5\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" 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