Awkward Alert: Dem Judge Resigns After Tren de Aragua Member Arrested in His Home

 New Mexico Democrat judge resigned after an illegal migrant suspected of being a Tren de Aragua gang member was arrested at his residence.

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. Ortega-Lopez, a 23-year-old Venezuelan national, is accused of being an illegal migrant in possession of firearms and having affiliations with Tren de Aragua, an international criminal syndicate and U.S.-designated terrorist organization.

The Justice Department in March confirmed federal authorities executed search warrants on four different illegal migrants in New Mexico for unlawful possession of firearms and other related offenses. Ortega-Lopez and three other Venezuelan illegal migrants were arrested in the operation.