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DHS Spox Touts ‘Major Success’ In Florida After Nabbing Nearly 800 Illegals In 4 Days

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Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin described the arrest records of some illegal immigrants arrested by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as part of “a large-scale operation” during a Saturday evening appearance on Fox News.

Federal, state and local law enforcement carried out Operation Tidal Wave in Florida, arresting nearly 800 illegal immigrants during the four-day operation, according to a post on X by Fox News reporter Bill Melugin. McLaughlin said the sweep was a “preview” of additional operations.

“This was a major success, it was a large-scale operation. And to your point, this is a preview of what is to come throughout the nation,” McLaughlin said. “We have partnerships under 287(g) authorities that Secretary [of Homeland Security Kristi] Noem signed, and this empowers state and local law enforcement to actually be able to use their enforcement authority to carry out immigration enforcement.”

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Section 287(g) was enacted in 1996 and allows ICE to delegate certain functions to state and local law enforcement agencies, according to ICE’s website.

“What that means is they can actually make arrests and clean up our streets get these criminal aliens off our streets,” McLaughlin said. “So, like you said, almost 800 aliens including MS-13 gang members, convicted murderers, rapists, all of these people are now off of our streets who otherwise have been acting with impunity and terrorizing U.S. communities. You are going to be seeing this throughout the country, and I think that Americans are going to be really thrilled with the results under this administration in the next 100 days.”

Ramon Ciro Castaneda (Department of Homeland Security)

Among the illegal immigrants arrested were Ramon Ciro Castaneda and Carlos Perez-Perez, members of the Venezuelan prison Tren de Aragua (TdA) and each under a “Final Order of Removal,” according to summaries provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation by the Department of Homeland Security.

“This success and massive operation is a window into what is to come throughout the country for the next 100 days of the Trump administration,” McLaughlin told the DCNF when reached for comment. “Our state and local law enforcement are heroes as we execute on the president’s mandate to secure the border, remove illegal aliens and make America safe.”

Carlos Perez-Perez (Department of Homeland Security)

President Donald Trump issued multiple executive orders to address border security and illegal immigration upon taking office Jan. 20, including designating Mexican drug cartels, TdA and the Salvadoran gang MS-13 as foreign terrorist organizations, while invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to speed up the deportation of members of the two gangs on March 15.

McLaughlin also commented on the Friday arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan on obstruction charges after she allegedly misdirected ICE agents seeking to arrest an illegal immigrant who had a hearing before her on April 18 before escorting the illegal immigrant out through a back door.

“This is just beyond the pale. I mean, take the Wisconsin judge. The fact she let this individual this illegal alien. American people should know the charges against him more. Strangulation, suffocation, battery, other domestic abuse charges. This is no innocent guy,” McLaughlin said. “As far as the New Mexico case it went beyond just harboring this member of Tren de Aragua.”

“The wife and that judge went so far as to destroy evidence including two photos on this criminal illegal alien’s phone that showed decapitated individuals, he was sending that around,” McLaughlin continued. “They went so far as to take a hammer and destroy this phone so that police couldn’t access this. We are going continue to go after these activist judges, especially in such egregious cases like this.”

AUTHOR

Harold Hutchison

Reporter.

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SCOTUS Presses Pause On Trump’s Tren De Aragua Deportations

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The Supreme Court temporarily halted the Trump administration’s efforts to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport members of a violent prison gang early Saturday morning.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had been turned back by two judges prior to the Supreme Court’s emergency injunction, with associate justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissenting from the ruling, Fox News reported. The ACLU had also gone before United States District Judge James Boasberg of the District of Columbia, who held a Friday evening hearing on the matter.

President Donald Trump issued several executive orders to address illegal immigration and border security upon taking office Jan. 20, including designating Mexican drug cartels, the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) and the El Salvadoran prison gang MS-13 as foreign terrorist organizations. Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to speed up the deportation of TdA gang members on March 15.

Boasberg issued a March 15 injunction ordering the Trump administration to turn two planes carrying members of TdA to El Salvador around. Boasberg has since threatened to hold the Trump administration in contempt of court for not turning the planes around.

The Supreme Court overturned Boasberg’s orders in a 5-4 decision issued April 7, saying Boasberg lacked the authority to issue the injunction, but one of the new challenges came from Texas, where the gang members are being detained pending their deportation. The court also ruled Trump had the power to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport gang members.

The Border Patrol encountered millions of illegal immigrants during the Biden administration, according to figures released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced Feb. 25 that only 200 illegal immigrants were apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border, the lowest single-day total in 15 years.

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Harold Hutchison

Reporter.

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Judges Ruling Against Trump Administration Have Numerous Conflicts Of Interest

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A judge who blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to expedite deportations of gang members once participated in a mock trial with former Vice-President Kamala Harris’ husband — and he is not the only judge stonewalling Trump’s orders that has a conflict of interest.

Chief Judge of the D.C. District Court James Boasberg temporarily blocked the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act, a 18th-century wartime law, to arrest and deport alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

Now the president is accusing Boasberg of having a “conflict of interest” because of his past relationship with Harris’s husband, entertainment lawyer Doug Emhoff.

In 2022, Boasberg participated in a mock trial with Emhoff. Trump posted a photo of Emhoff with Boasberg at the Shakespeare Theater Company’s (STC) 2022 Mock Trial on Truth Social.

“SUCH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST!” Trump wrote.

The mock trial was moderated by Abbe David Lowell, who previously served as Bill Clinton’s lawyer during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. He was also Hunter Biden’s attorney amid legal battles related to a failure to pay his taxes and illegal possession of a firearm. In 1998, The Washington Post deemed Lowell the “Defender of Democrats in Trouble.”

Boasberg was recently assigned to a lawsuit filed against some of the officials in the leaked Signal chat, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe.

The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic was inadvertently added to a group chat about Houthi strikes on the messaging app Signal by National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, according to a piece published Monday. (RELATED: Gregg Jarrett Says Defiant Lower Court Judges Better Learn That ‘An Alien Can Be Removed Without A Hearing’)

Boasberg was appointed by former President Obama, and he has an extensive history of ruling against the Trump administration.

Boasberg was the sentencing judge for FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith, who altered an email about former Trump campaign aide Carter Page in order to support a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) application to spy on Page during the 2016 presidential campaign. Clinesmith was one of the key players in the FBI’s Operation Crossfire Hurricane, which investigated potential ties between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.

Prosecutors sought between three and six months in prison for Clinesmith, but Boasberg sentenced him to mere probation.

Boasberg also approved the FBI’s use of a warrantless surveillance tool, Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act, when he presided over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) in 2021.

This decision came after the court discovered the bureau had violated privacy rules regarding Section 702, according to The Washington Post.

Boasberg also ruled against Trump’s immigration policies during the first administration. In one instance in 2018, he sided with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ruled against Trump’s efforts to detain migrants claiming asylum.

He was also involved in the eventual public disclosure of Hillary Clinton’s emails. Just before the 2016 election, Boasberg ruled that most of Hillary Clinton’s emails would not become public until after Election Day, The Wall Street Journal reported.

He ordered the State Department to complete the processing of 1,050 pages out of potentially 10,000 pages of evidence by November 4, according to the outlet.

Trump blasted Judge Boasberg on Truth Social Thursday and called for an investigation.

“There is no way for a Republican, especially a TRUMP REPUBLICAN, to win before him,” Trump said.

“He is Highly Conflicted, not only in his hatred of me — Massive Trump Derangement Syndrome! — but also, because of disqualifying family conflicts.”

Boasberg’s wife, Elizabeth “Liddy” Manson, has ties to Democratic causes. She donated to Democrats, including Elissa Slotkin for Congress in 2021, and the left-wing donation site ActBlue, FEC filings show.

She also founded an abortion clinic in Virginia called Meadow Reproductive Health and Wellness, according to her LinkedIn.

While much of the attention has centered around Boasberg, he is not the only judge with a potential conflict of interest.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson was also at the mock trial with Doug Emhoff, and she donated to Democratic candidates.

Jackson donated $1000 to Bill Clinton in 1992 and $500 to Alex Sanders in 2002, according to Open Secrets. Both of the donations occurred before she was a U.S. district judge.

Jackson sentenced former Trump advisor Roger Stone to more than 3 years in prison in 2020 after he was charged with obstructing a congressional investigation and witness tampering.

She harshly criticized Trump and claimed he “propagat[ed] the lie that inspired [January 6],” CNN reported.

Jackson also temporarily reinstalled the head of the Office of the Special Counsel (OSC), Biden appointee Hampton Dellinger, after he was fired by Trump this year, according to The Hill.

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Eireann Van Natta

Intelligence state reporter.

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The First 238 Gang Members of the Venezuelan Terrorist Organization, Tren de Aragua, Land in El Salvador

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It’s a pity Judge James Boasberg wasn’t on that plane as well.

WATCH: 238 Gang Members of the Venezuelan Terrorist Organization Tren de Aragua Land in El Salvador

And then we have this from El Salvador President Nayib Bukele:

Today, the first 238 members of the Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, arrived in our country. They were immediately transferred to CECOT, the Terrorism Confinement Center, for a period of one year (renewable).

The United States will pay a very low fee for them, but a high one for us.

Over time, these actions, combined with the production already being generated by more than 40,000 inmates engaged in various workshops and labor under the Zero Idleness program, will help make our prison system self-sustainable. As of today, it costs $200 million per year.

On this occasion, the U.S. has also sent us 23 MS-13 members wanted by Salvadoran justice, including two ringleaders. One of them is a member of the criminal organization’s highest structure.

This will help us finalize intelligence gathering and go after the last remnants of MS-13, including its former and new members, money, weapons, drugs, hideouts, collaborators, and sponsors.

As always, we continue advancing in the fight against organized crime. But this time, we are also helping our allies, making our prison system self-sustainable, and obtaining vital intelligence to make our country an even safer place. All in a single action.

May God bless El Salvador, and may God bless the United States.

Wins the internet.

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Pamela Geller

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Texas Governor Abbott Declares Venezuelan Gang Tren de Aragua a Foreign Terrorist Organization

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The governor will also declare the criminal organization a “Tier 1” gang and establish a joint task force with special privileges to go after it.

Gov. Abbott Declares Venezuelan Gang Tren de Aragua a Foreign Terrorist Organization

The governor will also declare the criminal organization a “Tier 1” gang and establish a joint task force with special privileges to go after it.

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Gov. Greg Abbott announced several plans to assist state law enforcement in going after the rapidly growing Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua on Monday.

Abbott revealed that he would declare the gang a “Foreign Terrorist Organization,” according to Texas Government Code Chapter 2270. The designation allows authorities to forfeit the assets of suspected TDA associates.

Abbott was joined at the Monday press conference announcing the plan of action by Department of Public Safety Director Steven C. McCraw and Border Czar Mike Banks.

“TDA is notorious for their brutal violence and murder, and their kidnapping, extortion, bribery, and trafficking of drugs, weapons, and even humans. They’ve been linked to more than 100 law enforcement investigations across the country,” explained Abbott.

The gang has “been given the green light to shoot law enforcement officers in the United States,” the governor added.

In addition to the FTO designation, Abbott further designated TDA as a “Tier 1” gang. A 2018 Department of Public Safety threat assessment defines Tier 1 gangs as posing the “greatest threat to the state.”

Tango Blast and associated Tango cliques, the Texas Mexican Mafia, MS-13, and Barrio Azteca were other gangs listed as Tier 1 at the time.

Notably, TDA is already considered a “Transnational Criminal Organization” by federal officials.

Abbott said that the designations would coincide with a statewide operation targeting TDA through a task force made up of federal, state, and local law enforcement officials.

A new state database aimed at identifying TDA members through shared characteristics like “tattoos, scars, marks, types of crime, and methods of operation” will be used throughout the operation.

McCraw later expanded upon what the operation will look like in practice due to certain challenges, noting that the federal government has been unhelpful thus far in disclosing the locations of Venezuelan illegal aliens.

“We’ll not allow any of these TDA gangsters to gain a foothold in Texas. To that end, Texas anti-gang centers already have ongoing criminal enterprise investigations against TDA and all of the operational areas throughout the state,” stated McCraw.

“We are requesting that our federal partners provide us the whereabouts of these Venezuelan migrants,” he continued. “That’s very important because, unfortunately, you’re either a TDA member or a victim of TDA.”

Border Czar Mike Banks laid the blame for the nationwide TDA crisis as a “direct result” of the “open border policies” instituted by the Biden-Harris administration.

“The Biden-Harris administration has sent out an all-call to the world that you [can] cross this border without any consequences,” said Banks, who proceeded to criticize the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s vetting policies.

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Texas Oil Field Under Attack By Venezuelan Gang Tren De Aragua

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From multiple sources in Texas, I began receiving last week reports on increased Venezuela gang activity in a couple of communities along with a large oil field in west Texas. These activities followed the reports of Venezuela gang activity in Auro, Colorado and Chicago. There was not sufficient information regarding the attack on the oil field until receiving the report below under today’s date.

There is consistency with the reports on the makeup of the Venezuela gangs; in that, males, 16-30yoa, well-armed with automatic weapons, aggressive behavior and not hesitant to confront security or law enforcement. The reports further state the gangs appear well organized and even slightly tactical in their movements along with “lookouts” and the ability to move and escape smoothly and quickly.

As I write this, I am receiving a report of 20,000 Haitians overwhelming Springfield, Ohio.

READ: ‘Illegal And Sickening’: American Duck Hunters Decry ‘Haitian Privilege’ Run Amok In Springfield, Ohio 

It is my opinion, and I want to write this statement again, it is my opinion what we are beginning to hear are still “probes” by very aggressive, very criminal minded gangs testing the response of law enforcement, the judicial system, and even citizens. The compromise of the judicial system with socialist judges, city and county attorneys is a massive concern. Likewise, city councils have been neutered by “woke” and socialist members. These factors are well known to these gangs, and even if not well known there is little to no concern by the illegals that have been brought into our country as to the Rule of Law, etc. I will also state as my opinion, the growing gang activity is more than establishing turf. A battle has begun to collapse the Rule of Law, societal norms and traditions, and the prodigious number of ex-hard-core prisoners removed from prisons in foreign countries will bring a threat to law enforcement and Americans heretofore not known.

Violent gangs from Venezuela have made their way into Texas where they are now targeting critical energy infrastructure in America’s top oil field.
According to reports, a Texas-based oil and gas company issued a memo to its employees notifying them that both local law enforcement and the FBI are aware of migrant gangs from both Venezuela and Cuba that are committing thefts and other crimes in the Permian Basin. “Industry peers and law enforcement in West Texas (WTX) are aware of a recent increase in organized criminal activity inclusive of violent crimes, gang activity and oil field thefts in and around WTX operational areas,” the memo states. “These individuals and groups are armed, violent in nature and will not hesitate to use force.”

The memo goes on to explain that the crimes being committed include theft of:

  •  Oil
  •  Diesel fuel
  •  Copper wire and catalyst elements

“Recent incidents have also included two assaults by water haulers who were attempting to steal oil from WTX oilfield sites,” the memo continues. “After the thieves were observed by witnesses who drove up to investigate, the thieves attempted to use their vehicles to run the witnesses off the road.” “In another incident, a thief, acting as a spotter and following a water hauler who had stolen oil, also attempted to run a witness off the road. There have been numerous reports of second vehicles acting as spotters for water haulers committing oil thefts.”

EXCLUSIVE: Texas-based oil company issued a memo to employees warning them about security concerns from violent migrant gangs.

The gangs are allegedly attacking oil workers and attempting to steal oil, fuel, and copper from oil fields in Texas. pic.twitter.com/LeTDz2USya

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 5, 2024

(Related: Is Venezuela’s recent controversial election a harbinger of things to come for America as the 2024 U.S. presidential election approaches?)

Illegals control America

It should be noted that Texas is not a sanctuary state, nor are the areas in and around the Permian Basin where illegal migrants are running amok stealing things. Even so, these criminal gangs have taken aim at domestic energy production in the Lone Star State in their latest escapades. What we are learning from this ongoing crisis, which also saw alien migrants terrorize Aurora, Colo., a suburb of Denver, is that illegal aliens are everywhere. It almost does not matter who wins the upcoming election because for all intents and purposes, illegal aliens now control the nation.

It will not matter who wins the election. The flood of illegals have a purpose in the overall plan that has been unfolding. Chaos as far and wide as possible. Massive spread across the nation!

Map: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States

To get an idea of how things are being run in America’s sanctuary cities and states, check out the following video showing discourse between a citizen and a cop about an illegal alien who committed a double homicide but was then set free due to sanctuary status. “We do not report illegals, undocumented immigrants,” the police officer says plainly. A cop tells a citizen who is reporting a crime committed by an immigrant: “I’ve arrested a double homicide suspect in this city before, I let him walk out the door because we’re a sanctuary city. We do not report illegals, undocumented immigrants.”

HOLY FVCK!

HOLY FVCK! A cop tells a citizen who is reporting a crime committed by an immigrant: “I’ve arrested a double homicide suspect in this city before, I let him walk out the door because we’re sanctuary city. We do not report illegals, undocumented immigrants.” CITIZEN: “So you’re gonna let a person who went to prison, he committed crime in America, who’s illegal right now, you re gonna let him go free right now?” OFFICER: “That’s exactly what I’m saying because we are sanctuary city” This is going to be Harris’ America!

CITIZEN: “So… pic.twitter.com/bclVNcQPSl

— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) September 3, 2024

Imagine how much worse things will be if Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are installed into the White House. If you think open borders are a problem now, just wait until there are illegal aliens roaming the streets of Everywhere, USA bringing terror and destruction with them wherever they go.

The breakdown of society is accelerating as illegal migrants flood the nation, bringing with them terror and destruction.

Learn more at InvasionUSA.news.

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RELATED VIDEO: Tren de Aragua, an illegal alien gang from Venezuela, is terrorizing communities across the U.S.

MS-13 on Steroids: Venezuelan Prison Gang Terrorizing U.S. Cities, Flowing Across Our Southern Border

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A violent Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua (TDA), has become increasingly organized and brazen, earning the new moniker “MS-13 on steroids.”

Republican Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales has warned that TDA members are not only aggressive but battle-hardened, having endured the violent environment of Venezuela. As they establish themselves in the U.S., they are becoming harder to track and even more dangerous. Deportation efforts are complicated by Venezuela’s refusal to accept their return, leaving these criminals free to terrorize American communities.

ICE deported only 834 Venezuelans in fiscal 2023 despite over 335,000 encounters with Venezuelan migrants at the border. The Biden administration briefly resumed deportations to Venezuela in October 2023, but the socialist dictatorship halted them in January after the U.S. reinstated economic sanctions. Gonzales described Venezuela’s strategy as effectively giving these criminals a “one-way trip to the United States.”

In a brazen display of violence, Tren de Aragua (TDA) members were linked to a June 24 jewelry heist in Denver, Colorado, where they posed as clients before pulling guns and viciously pistol-whipping two women. This ruthless attack in broad daylight sends a chilling message: these criminals are here, and they are unafraid to unleash chaos in our communities.

Federal authorities are now on high alert, as TDA has reportedly given the “green light” for attacks on police officers, signaling a new level of danger for law enforcement and the public alike.

We must urgently classify Venezuela as a high-risk nation and halt all entries from there immediately, especially given our current inability to deport their criminals. It’s time to shut the door on this escalating threat before more Americans lose their lives!

The Growing Threat of a Venezuelan Crime Network

The transnational Tren de Aragua, a notorious Venezuelan gang, has infiltrated the United States, posing a significant threat. March 7th, 2024

  • Recent court documents link Diego Ibarra, brother of Laken Riley’s killer, to the Tren de Aragua gang, highlighting its presence in the US.
  • The US Government is granting temporary parole status to Venezuelans despite the total inability to vet and identify individuals with criminal records or gang affiliation.
  • There is no information sharing between Venezuela and the US Gov’t.
  • Hamas is based in Venezuela and holds official government offices.

Tren de Aragua has emerged as the fastest-growing transnational criminal organization globally. Originating in Aragua state, northern Venezuela, the group has expanded its reach as millions of Venezuelans migrated, initially to other Latin American nations, and the gang has seemingly followed in their wake.

FBI El Paso has reported Tren De Aragua exploits the opportunity to move undetected amongst the surge of thousands of Venezuelan migrants, especially since they abandoned gang tattoos, allowing them to avoid alerting the US Border Patrol at our southern border.

Between 2018 and 2023, Tren de Aragua orchestrated a transnational criminal network, establishing cells in Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, and now the United States. Their extensive criminal portfolio includes contract killings, guerilla warfare, extortion, loan sharking, kidnapping, torture, human trafficking for sexual exploitation, robberies, migrant smuggling, contraband, illegal mining, retail drug trafficking, cybercrime, and theft. Countries such as Chile, Peru, and Colombia have conducted substantial operations against the gang since 2022, especially on their borders.

The FBI has found alarming indications that a potential alliance is forming with the notoriously violent MS-13. The gang’s expansion is attributed to its strategic alliances with other organized crime networks, involving non-aggression pacts and, in some cases, partnerships to share criminal proceeds.

In Georgia, Diego Ibarra, aged 29, was arrested for possession of a counterfeit green card, used to secure employment at the University of Georgia, the same institution where his 22-year-old brother, Jose Ibarra, stands accused of the heinous murder of Laken Riley. The arrest and the subsequent revelation underscore a troubling connection between the Ibarra brothers and illicit activities.  

In Virginia, Venezuelan Renzo Mendoza Montes, 32, was arrested last week on two felony charges for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl released at the gang-preferred El Paso border crossing 5 months ago.

In New York, let’s not forget the Tren de Aragua gang charged in the brutal attack on NYPD cops in Times Square.

In Texas, FBI Special Agent Britton Boyd, El Paso, underscores Tren de Aragua’s focus on human smuggling and sex trafficking, particularly within Venezuelan migrant communities along the US-Mexico border. This raises concerns about the gang preying on vulnerable populations, engaging in extortion, and committing violent crimes to establish dominance.

In Texas, Former Border Patrol Agent Ammon Blair, Serving in the Rio Grand Valley Sector, paints a grim picture of the gang’s modus operandi, including extortion of migrant businesses.

Venezuelan nationals in the US and abroad are forced to cover for this gang, receiving death threats for snitching. In one case, this gang threatened to poison the water supply.

THIS IS WHAT WE WELCOMED INTO THE US?!

A Bogota Asylum seeker in the US stated, “Every time I arrived in my neighborhood, I had to hide everything –– my money, my cell phone –– because they could kill me for that,” and we are witnessing these tactics on our streets.

The Tren de Aragua gang’s incursion into the US has manifested in violent phone robberies in New York City, where members on mopeds ruthlessly snatch devices from unsuspecting victims.

As we grapple with the reality of a violent gang finding a foothold within our borders, the question becomes: How will we respond? Ignoring the issue is not an option.

Justice for Laken Riley Act! Get Tough on Migrant Crime.

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MIAMI: Venezuelan Gang Member Accused Of Kidnapping, Strangling Florida Man To Death Was In U.S. Illegally

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A member of a violent Venezuelan gang accused of kidnapping and strangling to death a man in Florida was in the U.S. illegally, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Border Patrol in Danie Beach, Florida, issued a detainer with the Miami Dade County Corrections for the arrest of Yurwin Salazar Maita, the illegal alien from Venezuela, on Jan. 10 following his arrest on state homicide and kidnapping charges, ICE told the DCNF. Salazar Maita, who is a member of the Venezuelan gang Tren De Aragua, is accused of kidnapping and murdering Jose Luis Sanchez Valera in November, according to a local news report.

“As part of its mission to identify and arrest removable noncitizens, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) lodges immigration detainers against noncitizens who have been arrested for criminal activity and taken into custody by state or local law enforcement. An immigration detainer is a request from ICE to state or local law enforcement agencies to notify ICE as early as possible before a removable noncitizen is released from their custody,” an ICE spokesperson told the DCNF.

The victim was lured on Nov. 27 by women to a La Quinta Inn & Suites in Doral, Florida, according to the local report. At around 2:35 a.m. on Nov. 28, Sanchez Valera left the hotel room with two women and was ambushed by three individuals, allegedly including Salazar Maita, who kidnapped him in the hotel parking lot.

Two gunmen also broke into Sanchez Valera’s apartment, stealing a safe, according to the local report. Sanchez Valera’s relatives later found his dead body in his car, where he had his hands and feet bound with tape in the back seat, and a medical examiner later ruled his cause of death as asphyxiation.

Tren de Aragua primarily exploits Venezuelan women and children in trafficking in Peru, according to the State Department. The gang’s leader Héctor Guerrero, 40, fled a prison in Venezuela that he gained control over and is a fugitive wanted in Venezuela, Peru, Chile and by Interpol, according to the local news outlet.

Young members of the Venezuelan gang have been trying to enter the U.S. by forgoing tattoos showing their affiliation to skirt border authorities, Kyle Williamson, the director of the West Texas Anti-Gang Center located in El Paso, Texas, previously told the DCNF.

AUTHOR

JENNIE TAER

Investigative reporter.

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