Accusation Against Undocumented Man Unravels, Potential Frame-Up Exposed

A deeply disturbing scenario has emerged in the case of Ramon Morales-Reyes, an undocumented man accused by the Department of Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, of threatening to assassinate Donald Trump through a letter. However, it now appears that Morales-Reyes may have been framed by someone accused of previously attacking him. As investigators look into the matter, it has been revealed that local investigators were already investigating whether the letter was a setup prior to Noem's public accusation against Morales-Reyes. The handwritten letter, which was entirely in English and signed with Morales-Reyes' name, seemed to incriminate him, but an investigation of his handwriting revealed that it did not match the letter's handwriting. An examination of jailhouse calls from the individual accused of assaulting Morales-Reyes revealed that he had discussed sending letters to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) to frame his alleged victim in order to prevent him from testifying in a robbery trial.

Key Takeaways:

• Morales-Reyes was allegedly assaulted in September 2023 by a man who slashed him with a box cutter and stole his bike, and the case was preparing to go to trial.
• Ice received a letter threatening to assassinate Trump, which was allegedly written in Morales-Reyes' name, and he was subsequently arrested and detained.
• Local investigators compared Morales-Reyes' handwriting with the letter and found that they did not match.
• Jailhouse calls from the individual accused of assaulting Morales-Reyes revealed that he had discussed sending letters to Ice to frame his alleged victim to prevent him from testifying.
• Morales-Reyes' family and lawyers claim that he did not write the letter due to his limited formal education and inability to read or write in Spanish.
• The accused individual wanted Morales-Reyes deported to prevent him from testifying in the robbery trial.
• DHS Secretary Kristi Noem publicly accused Morales-Reyes of threatening Trump, sharing his photo and the letter on the DHS website.
• Local officials and DHS have stated that the case is still under investigation.

Statistics:

• Morales-Reyes is 54 years old and a father of three.
• The alleged assault occurred in September 2023.
• Morales-Reyes applied for a U-visa, a special visa for undocumented victims of crime, after the assault.
• The process to obtain a U-visa is lengthy and complicated.
• Noem has not yet issued a correction on the matter.

Sources:

• CNN: "Local investigators were already looking into whether the letter was a setup before DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's accusation."
• ABC: "A family member of Morales-Reyes has denied that he wrote the letter, citing his limited formal education and inability to read or write in Spanish."
• Associated Press: "Local officials and DHS have stated that the case is still under investigation."
• Voces de la Frontera: "A family member called our organizers, letting us know that this was impossible, as her father had very little formal education and could not read or write in Spanish -- let alone perfect English."