Ramon Morales Reyes, an immigrant from Mexico living in Milwaukee, was thrust into the national spotlight when Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused him making threats, but another man in Wisconsin has been charged with forging a letter in an attempt to frame him.
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By Sophia Tareen, AP
CHICAGO (AP) — A man falsely accused of threatening President Donald Trump’s life faces deportation even as Wisconsin authorities say the Mexican immigrant was framed and is a victim of a violent 2023 attack.
Ramon Morales Reyes was thrust into the national spotlight in late May when Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused him of writing letters threatening Trump.
Agency officials quietly acknowledged June 4 that Morales Reyes is no longer a suspect in that threat, a day after another man was charged in Wisconsin for forging the letters. But Trump administration social media posts blasting Morales Reyes as a potential presidential assassin remained online.
Attorneys for Morales Reyes say he isn’t a danger to the public, and activists believe he’s a scapegoat in an increasingly hostile environment for immigrants. Meanwhile, federal authorities say they’re pushing ahead with deportation in part because the 54-year-old doesn’t have legal permission to live in the country.
Here are things to know about the case.
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