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Investigators Believe Migrant Arrested Over Trump Threat Was Framed

Handwriting analysis uncovered discrepancies, sparking a Milwaukee Police probe into identity theft linked to a separate criminal case.

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Kime Abduli, Ramon Morales Reyes' attorney addresses the media Friday, May 30, 2025 in Milwaukee about the detention of her client Ramon Morales Reyes. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
Cain Oulahan, Ramon Morales Reyes' immigration attorney addresses the media Friday, May 30, 2025 in Milwaukee about the detention of his client Ramon Morales Reyes. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a hearing with the House Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill on May 14 in Washington, DC.

Overview

  • ICE agents arrested 54-year-old Ramon Morales-Reyes in Wisconsin on May 22 after a letter surfaced threatening to shoot President Trump in the head at a rally.
  • Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem circulated the letter publicly before investigators obtained Reyes’s handwriting sample and found no match.
  • Law enforcement sources tell CNN that investigators now believe Reyes was set up by someone seeking his deportation ahead of a separate robbery and assault trial where he is a victim.
  • The Milwaukee Police Department has opened a probe into identity theft and victim intimidation connected to the forged letters, with no related charges filed so far.
  • Reyes remains detained on immigration violations and a prior criminal record that includes multiple illegal border crossings and felony convictions.