KRQE News 13 has learned more about the arrest of a former New Mexico judge and his wife, who are now in federal custody. They are accused of assisting a suspected gang member living in their home and hiding evidence.

A former magistrate judge in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, and his wife are accused of tampering with evidence linked to the arrest of an undocumented migrant suspected of being a member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua,

A former New Mexico judge has been arrested on a federal charge for allegedly destroying a phone belonging to a tenant who is suspected of being a member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.