A Venezuelan national suspected of being a member of the Tren de Aragua gang was arrested in President-elect Trump's backyard. Palm Beach, FloridaAccording to a senior official with the US Border Patrol (USBP).
Jeffrey Dennis, lead patrol agent for the USBP Miami Sector, announced the arrest in a social media post on Tuesday.
“U.S. Border Patrol agents have arrested a Venezuelan national identified as a member of the Tren de Aragua gang,” Deniz wrote on X. “He has a criminal record for assault with a deadly weapon. Our agents continue to keep our communities safe.”
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for additional information about the arrest.
The arrest took place in Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence is located.
Researchers traced the origins of the Tren de Aragua, which translates to “Aragua Train,” to the Tocorón prison in Aragua state, Venezuela, sometime between 2013 and 2015.
Violent ringwhich had been terrorizing neighborhoods across the country, now operates in 16 states, according to a new Department of Homeland Security memo cited by the newspaper. New York Post. The gang has reportedly taken advantage of the laxity of the southern border under the Biden-Harris administration, with many of its soldiers streaming into unsuspecting American communities.
These photos from a CBP intelligence release show Tren De Aragua's tattoos and identification. (ice)
The gang has engaged in all types of violent crimes, including murders, shootings of police officers, assaults, robberies, and smuggling weapons into migrant shelters. She is also said to be involved in drug trafficking and sex trafficking of immigrant women in New York City, and in some states armed members of the gang have been arrested. Seizure of residential buildings.
Members of the Tren de Aragua gang are arrested in New York City
This image from a video on social media shows suspected juvenile members of the Tren de Aragua stationed outside the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City who were reportedly targeting nearby Times Square in a series of robberies. (Obtained by New York Post)
Now, according to A New York Post According to the report, the gang operates in an area that includes half of America's population.
In addition New York CityColorado and Texas, and the gang has a foothold in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and most recently in Washington, DC, Virginia, Montana and Wyoming, according to Instagram. Report cites Department of Homeland Security memo.
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The Department of Homeland Security memo, titled “Expansion of Tren de Aragua (TdA) across the United States Presents Challenges to Law Enforcement,” states that the gang has increased its “violent tendencies” as it spreads, according to the report.
Elizabeth Hickman and Adam Shaw of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
