New Mexico magistrate judge Joel Cano resigned after Venezuelan migrant Cristhian Ortega-Lopez was arrested for alleged links ...

Dona Ana County Magistrate Judge Jose “Joel” Cano resigned from the bench shortly after Cristhian Ortega-Lopez was arrested by federal authorities in March, according to the Albuquerque Journal.

Jose Cano resigned his judgeship on March 3, after the arrest of suspected Venezuelan gang member Cristhian Ortega-Lopez at Cano's home in Las Cruces Feb. 28. Ortega-Lopez had been living at a ...

The couple is accused of harboring Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, an alleged illegal immigrant and believed member of Venezuela’s notorious Tren de Aragua gang. Investigators revealed Ortega-Lopez had ...

Cano rented out his casita to Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, an alleged Tren de Aragua member, at the behest of his wife last year, Nexstar’s KTSM previously reported. They met Ortega-Lopez when his ...

One of them, Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, told investigators they initially did handyman work for Cano before moving in after being evicted from their apartment. Social media posts show Ortega-Lopez ...