Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has dropped a bombshell, claiming a 54-year-old unauthorized migrant, Ramon Morales Reyes, threatened to take out President Donald Trump.
The Financial Express reported that it all kicked off when Secretary Noem announced that Reyes, who has crossed into the US without authorization at least nine times between 1998 and 2005, was nabbed after allegedly penning a threat to assassinate Trump.
She took to social media, sharing a photo of Reyes and a snapshot of the letter, which chillingly vowed to “self-deport” after the deed.
The Department of Homeland Security even issued a press release, hyping up the arrest.
“Thanks to our ICE officers, this…is behind bars,” Noem declared, clearly relieved. But let’s pump the brakes—celebrating too soon might be a misstep when the facts are still murky. Her statement assumes guilt, yet the evidence isn’t exactly airtight.
Reyes remains in custody, not just for this supposed threat, but due to his immigration status and a history of prior arrests. The DHS isn’t taking chances with someone who’s slipped through the border as often as a cat through an open window.
Here’s where it gets juicy—investigators are now scratching their heads, finding no solid proof that Reyes even wrote the threatening note.
Law enforcement sources, as reported by CNN, suggest the letter didn’t come from him at all. Turns out, jumping to conclusions might be the real threat here.
Digging deeper, federal agents interviewed Reyes and took a handwriting sample, which reportedly didn’t match the scrawl on the letter. That’s a pretty big oops for anyone pointing fingers.
More damning still, jailhouse calls and other evidence hint at another individual who allegedly hunted down addresses for sending these letters. Investigators suspect this mystery player, tied to a separate criminal case where Reyes is actually the victim, might have framed him.
The motive? It’s believed this setup was cooked up to get Reyes deported before a trial in that other case could unfold. Talk about playing dirty—if true, this is less about protecting the president and more about dodging a courtroom reckoning.
Despite the lack of evidence, Reyes hasn’t been charged in connection with the alleged threat against Trump. Yet, he’s still locked up, thanks to his immigration record. It’s a stark reminder that crossing borders without papers often comes with a steep price, evidence or not.
Meanwhile, allies of President Trump have seized on the initial report to hammer home their concerns about undocumented migration.
They’re waving this story like a flag, even as the setup theory gains traction. One has to wonder if the rush to judgment is more about politics than principle.
For now, the public watches as this drama unfolds, with Reyes caught in the crosshairs of both immigration policy and a potential frame job. It’s a messy situation, but ignoring the evidence—or lack thereof—won’t make our nation safer.