Juan Gomez Santiago has a conviction for second-degree assault and battery.
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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonOct 31, 2026The DHS primary source states Juan Gomez Santiago's criminal history includes a conviction for second-degree assault and battery, and the Daily Signal piece attributes the same to the White House, so the conviction claim is directly supported by a primary government source.
Minor detail. The sources confirm the claim; only a minor detail differs, such as a name's spelling, a title's wording or a rounding.
What we found
Supports. A DHS primary press release states Juan Gomez Santiago's criminal history includes a conviction for second-degree assault and battery.[1]
Supports. The Daily Signal reports, citing the White House, that Gomez Santiago has a conviction for second-degree assault and battery.[4]
Context. Court record search results (California, South Carolina, San Mateo) returned no case for this individual, so no independent court record confirms the conviction.[2][5][6]
Context. Other search results involve different individuals with similar names (Juan Abel Santiago, Carlos Gomez, Jose Gonzalez Santiago) and do not bear on this claim.[3][7][8][9]
Sources
9 sources: 3 primary, 6 not rated
- 1DHS Highlights Worst Illegal Aliens Arrested in South Carolina | Homeland Securitydhs.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2Case Number Searchcourtindex.sdcourt.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 3kunstlerscotus - Supreme Court of the United Statessupremecourt.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 4EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Arrests Violent Criminals Ahead of South Carolina Rallydailysignal.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5San Mateo County Superior Court Records Indexweb.sanmateocourt.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 6South Carolina Appellate Case Management Systemctrack.sccourts.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Com. v. Santiago, J. (memorandum)law.justia.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8GOMEZ v. UNITED STATES (2023) | FindLawcaselaw.findlaw.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 9Filed 4/7/25cases.justia.com · not rated · cited for: context
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