New Mexico Supreme Court Bans Judge After Alleged Tda Member Arrested At Home

The erstwhile New Mexico judge who resigned past period aft an alleged Tren de Aragua personnel was arrested astatine his location tin ne'er service connected a chair successful nan authorities again. 

On Tuesday, nan Supreme Court of New Mexico ordered that Joel Cano "can ne'er clasp a judicial agency again, beryllium a campaigner for a judicial office, and cannot workout immoderate judicial authority successful nan state, including officiating astatine weddings," according to a spokesperson for nan Administrative Office of nan Courts (AOC) told Fox News Digital. 

The tribunal was scheduled to perceive oral arguments connected disciplinary cases this Thursday, but nan statement has been vacated now that nan cases person been resolved. 

Cano served successful nan Doña Ana County Magistrate Court successful Las Cruces. His resignation letter, obtained by Fox News Digital, is dated March 3, but nan AOC spokesperson said it was not received by nan Supreme Court and 3rd Judicial District Court until March 31.   

NEW MEXICO JUDGE RESIGNS AFTER ALLEGED TDA MEMBER ARRESTED AT HIS HOME

Exhibit revenge March 13, 2025, successful nan lawsuit U.S. v. Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, described arsenic "Cristhian pinch nan Cano family successful their home."  (U.S. District Court for nan District of New Mexico)

Cano's resignation missive stated his past time connected nan occupation was March 21.

"All nan champion to everyone of you," he wrote. "I wish each of you a happy status erstwhile you are fresh yourself."

Back successful January, Homeland Security Investigations Las Cruces began looking into Venezuelan autochthonal Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, "an forbidden alien from Venezuela and a suspected personnel of a criminal gang" who was "residing pinch different forbidden aliens" and "in possession of firearms," according to tribunal documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

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A photograph revenge March 13, 2025, successful nan lawsuit U.S. v. Cristhian Ortega-Lopez appears to show nan alleged TdA pack personnel eating meal pinch members of nan Cano family. (U.S. District Court for nan District of New Mexico)

On Feb. 28, 2 hunt warrants were executed astatine a location investigators identified arsenic owned by Cano's wife, Nancy Cano. Ortega-Lopez and his roommates were taken into custody, and agents "seized 4 firearms from April Cano's residence." April Cano is nan girl of Nancy and Joel, tribunal documents state. 

Ortega-Lopez was recovered by investigators posing pinch weapons successful societal media posts, immoderate of which he said were owned by April Cano, who "allowed him to clasp and sometimes sprout various firearms."

A Christmas photograph from 2024 of Cristhian Ortega-Lopez successful nan Cano family home, tribunal documents state. (U.S. District Court for nan District of New Mexico)

Alleged Tren de Aragua pack personnel Cristhian Ortega-Lopez from a societal media relationship recovered by investigators. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

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Ortega-Lopez admitted to illegally entering nan U.S. from Mexico successful December 2023, according to tribunal documents. He allegedly told investigators he was surviving successful an El Paso flat pinch 5 others erstwhile he met Nancy Cano "to instal a solid doorway for her." 

"He continued to do a fewer jobs for Nancy Cano, and aft being evicted from nan flat successful April 2024, Nancy Cano offered her ‘casita’ successful nan backmost of nan residence she shared pinch her hubby Joel Cano," tribunal documents state.