After an reported Tren de Aragua part was detained in his house, the New Mexico Supreme Court forbade a state judge from running for office or serving there.
After serving in Las Cruces, New Mexico‘s Dona Ana County Magistrate Court, the prosecutor, Joel Cano, resigned in March. Cano, according to the court,” does not hold a administrative office again, become a member for one, and cannot exercise any judicial power in the state, including presiding at weddings.”
Following the decision, an oral argument scheduled for Cano-related disciplinary cases was postponed.
Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, a Venezuelan illegal immigrant, was “residing with other illegal aliens” and “in possession of firearms,” according to a Homeland Security investigation into him. In court documents, he is seen dining with the Cano family and posing with them for a Christmas photo.
Ortega-Lopez claimed he entered the country from Mexico without authorization in December of that year. He claimed that while he was residing in El Paso, he met Nancy Cano, Cano’s wife, when he installed” a glass door for her.”
According to court documents,” He continued to work for Nancy Cano and, after being expelled from the apartment in April 2024, Nancy Cano offered her” casita” in the back of the house she shared with her husband, Joel Cano.”
Ortega-Lopez and his roommates were taken into custody after two searches were conducted at the Canos ‘ home in February.
Ortega-Lopez was identified in Ortega-Lopez’s social media posts displaying weapons. Some of them, according to Ortega-Lopez, belonged to April Cano, Nancy, and Joel’s daughter, who “allowed him to hold and occasionally shoot various firearms.” The four weapons were taken.
Joel Cano stated that March 21 would be his last day in his resignation letter.
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He wrote,” All the best to each of you,” in the letter. When you are ready to retire, he said,” I wish all of you a happy retirement.”
The Democratic judge had been in office since 2011 and has represented Dona Ana County.
