From the Washington Examiner: An Obama-appointed judge in Michigan has come under fire from the Trump administration and conservatives on social media for sparing an illegal immigrant who raped a disabled woman another two years in prison and openly praising him.
Edys Renan Membreno Diaz, a Honduran national who entered the United States at least seven separate times, was convicted for raping and sodomizing a disabled woman suffering from cerebral palsy and cognitive delays in the laundry room of her apartment building. He was sentenced in 2022.
The judge referred to Diaz as an “ambassador for living up to our immigration restrictions,” additionally praising him for his “family devotion and willingness to perform work that it claimed Americans find undesirable.”
The illegal immigrant is set to be released by July 2028 after a federal judge declined to impose an additional two-year sentence related to his illegal entry into the U.S., not the sex crime.
ABOUT THIS JUDGE: U.S. District Judge Judith Levy, 67, the first openly lesbian federal judge in Michigan, was nominated by former President Barack Obama in July 2013 and confirmed in March 2014 in a 97-0 vote.
Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin blasted the judge. In a post on X, she wrote:
Unspeakable Depravity. Edys Renan Membreño Díaz, a criminal illegal from Honduras who illegally entered our country 7 times, was convicted of raping and sodomizing a woman who has cerebral palsy and cognitive delays. He attacked her and dragged her into her apartment building’s laundry room.
He was sentenced 3 years ago and could be released from prison as early as July 2028.
But, the U.S. District Judge Judith Levy refused to sentence him to 2 more years for immigration crimes and called this monster a future “ambassador for living up to our immigration restrictions.” This Obama appointed judge went on to praise him for “family devotion and willingness to perform work that it claimed Americans find undesirable.” Truly wicked.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller then added in disgust, “When foreigners invade our territory and violently rape defenseless women these are war crimes. Democrat judges give them aid, shelter not because they are “soft” but because they support the end game: the forced humiliation, dismantlement, domination and destruction of the West.”
When foreigners invade our territory and violently rape defenseless women these are war crimes. Democrat judges give them aid, shelter not because they are “soft” but because they support the end game: the forced humiliation, dismantlement, domination and destruction of the West. https://t.co/gU9wXb6hJa
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) December 13, 2025
More reactions below:
It’s completely insane these activist judges continue to endanger communities across the nation. Congress MUST act!
— Gianno Caldwell (@GiannoCaldwell) December 13, 2025
“Willingness to perform work that Americans find undesirable”, is she referring to the anal rape of a disabled woman here?
— The Heretical Liberal 🇨🇦 (@Rob_ThaBuilder) December 13, 2025
Would be great if judges were on the hook themselves for reoffending criminals they’ve released.
— B_Dubz (@BrettAnthony925) December 14, 2025
As a mother of a special needs child, this is truly EVIL
— ronee lemanski (@roneelemanski) December 13, 2025
NEW: A federal judge in Detroit praised a violent Honduran immigrant who sexually assaulted a woman who has cerebral palsy after sneaking into the United States and spared him from spending two more years in prison.https://t.co/bKF2OJJ7uW
via @robertsnellnews @detroitnews
— Chad Livengood (@ChadLivengood) December 13, 2025
Judge Judith Levy praised this man as a “future ambassador.” It’s cases like this that make want to advocate for straight up ignoring judges, because this type of lunacy is what is destroying this nation. It’s not logical what she’s saying, so I really struggle to respond. https://t.co/53dqvZO5b4 pic.twitter.com/zGXHKS1CzG
— P.T. Ward (@HTWardish) December 13, 2025
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