Las Cruces, New Mexico:

A Doña Ana County magistrate judge has abruptly stepped down following suspicious circumstances and a possible connection to an alleged Tren de Aragua affiliate.

As reported by @AlgernonWrites of the Albuquerque Journal on 4/16/25, Judge Joel Cano submitted a resignation letter on March 3, 2025. (He took the bench in 2011.) Judge Cano told a source in Las Cruces that he did indeed resign but did not comment further.

@BorderHawkNews contacted the judge's office on April 1, 2025 and was told by a clerk that he had "retired."

*Photo from the Cristhian Ortega-Lopez FB ICE/HSI arrested Cristhian Ortega-Lopez at a residence owned by Cano on February 28, 2025 following an anonymous tip. Ortega-Lopez entered the country illegally on 12/15/23 in Eagle Pass, TX and was released due to overcrowding at the Border Patrol Facility on 12/18/23. He is a Venezuelan national and authorities believe that based on tattoos, clothing apparel, and displaying of hand gestures that he is an affiliate of Tren de Aragua. Ortega-Lopez is charged by criminal complaint with being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm or ammunition.
*Photo from ICE press release of Ortega-Lopez

EXCLUSIVE: On Patrol in a Third World Wasteland Just Miles From the White House

🧵 *Article in original form on BorderHawk.news

It’s just before 10 p.m. as I park my SUV in front of the 7th District Police Station in Washington, D.C.

My ride-along is scheduled until 2 a.m., and I’m already wondering if this is the last night I’ll see my car. I exit my vehicle, don my bulletproof vest, and grab my bag. There are two patrol vehicles with lights on to the side of the station, and I pass a belligerent woman yelling at the entrance door. I enter the waiting area which features metal detectors and no chairs. It’s barren and cold in that way government buildings are. Officers and released inmates pass by, until the officer I will be accompanying walks out. “You’re the reporter?” he asks.

“Yes, I am – Wid Lyman with @BorderHawkNews.”

He nods his head and indicates I should follow him. We pass the [not] friendly lady who starts yelling anew at our presence, and we make our way to his Dodge Durango patrol SUV. We pile into the front, and he presses the ignition button.

“Let’s hope it starts,” he quips with a wry smile.

“You’re saying it doesn’t start sometimes?”

“We have a 50/50 shot on the first few tries.”

WORDS MATTER: Illegal or undocumented?

In a recent video, @RepJasmine states, “If someone calls you illegal, that is not a thing. We have people that are undocumented. We have people that have tried to go through the process, and unfortunately, because there are those that feel like it wasn’t worth the investment, people, historically have been waiting, before COVID, 6-7 years to try to get anywhere in the courts.”

They can be illegal even if they are undocumented, or, more accurately, because they are.

🧵But, is it a thing? Let’s examine. Being “undocumented,” as defined by multiple pro-migrant organizations still includes the term “legal.” By their definition, An undocumented immigrant is a foreign-born person who is not legally allowed to be in the United States. This can include people who entered the country without permission or overstayed their visas.

Many groups consider the term “illegal” is misleading because it denotes criminality and labels the person, as opposed to the actions the person has taken.

In 2013, the AP Stylebook no longer sanctions the term 'illegal immigrant' or the use of “illegal” to describe a person. This was reaffirmed in 2022 when the AP Stylebook posted on its FB page, "We don't use the terms illegal immigrant, unauthorized immigrant,
irregular migrant, alien, an illegal, illegals or undocumented (except when quoting people or documents that use these terms)." Many proponents of the term “undocumented” state this is because
migrants often have documents, “just not the right ones.”

Were Joseph, Mary, and Jesus refugees?

Father Jim Martin makes the claim that they were indeed refugees and that Jesus himself asks us to care for refugees and migrants.

He states that Catholics and Christians are called by God to care for refugees and migrants. Catholic Charities is well known for its aid to migrants crossing the border, and groups like HeGetsUs put out commercials stating that Jesus was a refugee.

But is this true?

A 🧵 Let’s start with definitions.

The UN Refugee agency states, “A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war, or violence. A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. Most likely, they cannot return home or are afraid to do so. War and ethnic, tribal and religious violence are leading causes of refugees fleeing their countries."

According to Merriam-Webster, a refugee is someone who flees his/her country of origin to escape danger or persecution and seek safety in another country.

Currently Turkey is the single biggest host country for refugees. Most are from Syria, where conflict has displaced many since 2011.

Notice the distinction in both definitions. “His/her/their country.”

"There are NOT 320,000 missing children."

@MarshaBlackburn read the post made by @ReichlinMelnick during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this morning on mass deportations. Mr. Reichlin-Melnick is a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council and was one of the witnesses during today's hearing.

Are 320,000 immigrant children missing?

A 🧵 The post by Mr. Reichlin-Melnick

https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1865800850397942230

Debunking John Oliver's Claim That There Is No Migrant Crime Crisis

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HBO talk show host John Oliver recently covered the ‘migrant crime crisis’ spoken about at great length during the RNC. He claimed this issue is only relevant due to “relentless, bad-faith fearmongering by the Republican Party,” and asserted the term “migrant crime” is a recent creation of Fox News.

“To be very clear, there is no migrant crime wave happening right now,” Oliver stated explicitly.

He reviewed several high-profile migrant stories and discussed President Trump’s usage of the phrase “migrant crime.” Oliver claimed there is no data to support this narrative.

He breezed over the more horrific crimes committed by illegal aliens that have garnered national attention. “I am not saying that there haven’t been individual migrants who committed crimes,” he contended before concluding the segment by telling his audience to not vote for Donald Trump.

“There is no migrant crime wave.”

Since we do not know the exact number of illegal aliens in our country, and since many authorities and agencies do not disclose the immigration status of suspects and criminals, there is some level of nuance and perspective required. 1. Todd Bensman of the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) sums up illegal alien crime thusly: “Illegal aliens blocked at the border or who are quickly removed from the country cannot inflict harm on Americans because they are not present. That means every single crime committed by an illegally-present immigrant was preventable and should never have happened.” (CIS)

I’m often asked, “Who is behind the pro-Palestinian demonstrations?”

The connections between the Pro-Palestine movement and BLM are numerous and began roughly in 2012. We saw Palestinian involvement during the Ferguson riots and murals of George Floyd can be seen throughout Gaza Please consider this article by @Gundisalvus

heritage.org/progressivism/…