KFOX — A former judge and his wife were taken into custody after authorities raided their home in Las Cruces following accusations that they had an alleged Tren de Aragua member living in their home.
KFOX14/CBS4 were on the scene Thursday afternoon when the home of former Dona Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano and his wife, Nancy Cano, when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement executed a search warrant and a probable cause arrest warrant, and both were taken into custody.
A spokesperson for ICE confirmed they were both taken into custody as part of an ongoing investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations.
KFOX14/CBS4 spoke with HSI agents on the scene, who said both are facing evidence tampering charges.
The raid comes after Cano had resigned in March following accusations that he and his wife, Nancy, had hosted Cristhian Ortega Lopez, an undocumented migrant from Venezuela, and an alleged TdA member.
Investigators believe Lopez was hired by Nancy to work on the home and then later offered their place for Lopez to stay.
Documents from the investigation indicate Lopez displayed clear indicators of association with the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, including clothing, tattoos, voicemails, and text messages.
KFOX14/CBS4 cameras captured the moment both Cano and his wife, Nancy, were handcuffed during the operation.
On Tuesday, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that Cano may never hold judicial office in the state.
On Wednesday, KFOX14/CBS4 spoke with neighbors of Cano who were shocked by the raid.
Neighbor Noyan Suel expressed concern, saying, "You know if he did know that and invited him in, it’s unfortunate." Suel added, "My understanding is there was access to a lot of weapons. Scary."
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New Mexico judge Joel Cano and his wife have been arrested after they were caught housing an alleged Tren de Aragua member.
Cano recently resigned after authorities arrested 23-year-old Cristhian Ortega-Lopez.
“The home of a former judge in Las Cruces was raided Thursday, following accusations that he and his wife had an alleged Tren de Aragua member living in their home,” KFOX14 reported.
According to Breitbart, after authorities first executed a search warrant on the home in February, they recovered photos on Ortega-Lopez’s phone of decap*tated and m*tilated bodies.
Ortega-Lopez first met the judge’s wife after being released from a detention facility and started doing construction work. Cano then invited the illegal to live at their house.
Judge Cano was seen in multiple photos and videos with the alleged gang member, including one where Ortega-Lopez is handing him a gun.
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