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Ninth Circuit case: Gloria Barajas was convicted in 1998 in Fresno County Superior Court of heroin charges based solely on testimony of longtime confidential informant Maria Arellano. Federal court granted habeas relief because the state refused to disclose the informant's addresses, violating the Confrontation Clause.
Fresnoland reported on Alberto, a Fresno resident who provided information to law enforcement and applied for an S-Visa ('snitch visa'), but was arrested by ICE during a green card interview in October 2025 and again at a follow-up appointment, spending months in detention before release on bond.