What in the world was going on here? On its face, the facts seem pretty simple: an alleged Venezuelan gang member was nabbed by Homeland Security at a New Mexico judge’s house, and the judge promptly resigned. The accused Tren de Aragua member was apparently living in a casita behind the judge’s home.
How did this rather unorthodox living situation come about, and what were these folks up to? Whatever it was, they had plenty of weaponry, as you’ll see.
Here’s what an Albuquerque outlet reported:
LAS CRUCES — Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano has resigned from the bench where he has sat since 2011.
Although his resignation letter, dated March 3, did not state his reason for stepping down, it followed shortly after a man awaiting deportation proceedings, accused by federal law enforcement of being affiliated with a Venezuelan gang, was…
