Overview

• Law enforcement now believes Ramon Morales-Reyes did not write the letter threatening to assassinate President Trump and was targeted in a deportation setup
• Milwaukee Police Department opened a criminal probe after discovering mismatched handwriting and signs of victim intimidation
• Investigators traced jailhouse phone calls to a suspect who allegedly orchestrated the scheme to prevent Morales-Reyes from testifying in a separate assault case
• Morales-Reyes’s attorneys have demanded a formal correction from the Department of Homeland Security to clear his name
• The case has spotlighted potential abuses of deportation threats to derail witness testimony in criminal proceedings