US EditionDHS Official Concedes Undocumented Migrant Believed to Have Been Framed Is No Longer Under Investigation
- Ramon Morales Reyes, an undocumented Milwaukee man, was arrested on May 22 for allegedly threatening President Donald Trump.
- Authorities investigated after discovering that Demetric Scott, also from Wisconsin, had framed Morales Reyes by sending threatening letters with his name to multiple agencies.
- Scott admitted in jail to writing the letters himself to impede Morales Reyes from testifying against him in a 2023 assault trial, and his bond was set at $30,000 with a trial date of July 14.
- Attorney Cain Oulahan said Morales Reyes is relieved the truth is known but struggles psychologically amid public harassment and ongoing deportation proceedings.
- Morales Reyes is scheduled for a virtual immigration hearing on June 4 in Chicago, where his defense hopes Scott's confession will help pause his deportation during the legal process.
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Ramón Morales Reyes will remain in ICE custody, although the Trump administration acknowledges that he did not threaten the president, the DHS confirmed to this newspaper
A man who was falsely accused of threatening President Donald Trump's life faces a deportation process, even after Wisconsin authorities pointed out that the Mexican migrant was framed, and that he was the victim of a violent attack in 2023.Ramón Morales Reyes appeared under domestic spotlight last week, when National Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused him of writing letters threatening Trump.Officers of the agency discreetly acknowledged We…
Milwaukee immigrant worker faces deportation after being framed up for threatening to kill Trump
Even though a Milwaukee court has stated he was framed up and never threatened to kill the president, Ramon Morales Reyes is still being detained and subjected to a campaign to remove him from the US by Trump administration officials, including DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
Man’s deportation delayed after ICE finds he was framed in Trump threat case
A man originally from Mexico is undergoing deportation proceedings, despite investigators saying that a letter threatening Trump's life ostensibly sent by him was in fact a set-up by someone looking to keep him from testifying in another trial. Ramon Morales Reyes, 54, an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally, is currently being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. The Department of Homeland Security said that even though …
DHS official concedes undocumented migrant believed to have been framed is no longer under investigation
A Department of Homeland Security official conceded Wednesday that an undocumented migrant believed to have been framed with threatening to kill President Donald Trump is no longer under investigation.
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