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Judge Orders Release of 38 Detained at La Luz del Mundo Camp in Michoacán

An appeal is being prepared after a judge found the Vista Hermosa arrests violated due process.

Overview

  • The court ruled security forces entered the property without a judicial search warrant and lacked sufficient evidence that a crime was occurring.
  • Authorities said the men were detained at a rural training camp where one handgun, 19 weapons replicas, knives and tactical gear were recovered.
  • Some detainees told officers they belonged to a group called Jahzer, described by authorities as a secret guard within the church tasked with protecting leaders and temples.
  • State and federal officials said they will back a Fiscalía General de la República appeal and continue inquiries into the Vista Hermosa facility, as Mexico’s government reviews the church’s legal registration.
  • While the U.S. racketeering and sex‑trafficking case advances against leader Naasón Joaquín García and associates, the church held its Santa Cena convention in Barcelona with roughly a thousand attendees and limited press access.