A dangerous Venezuelan street gang, Torren de Aragua, is recruiting teenagers known as “Devils” to carry out armed robberies across New York City, according to reports.
of new york post be familiar with The 15-year-old Venezuelan immigrant, who only entered the country through the Texas border in May 2023, has a long criminal history and has already been arrested in the Big Apple on nearly a dozen charges for violent crimes, including assault and robbery. According to the paper, the teenager is a typical player recruited by Torren de Aragua (TdA).
The teenager, whose name has not been released because he is a minor, was living in a government-funded shelter in Manhattan at Los Diablos de la 42 (Spanish for “The Devil on 42nd Street”). It seems that he was conscripted into the military. He then became part of a group of about 20 teens who were committing violent robberies throughout the city.
The teenager has been arrested and charged with robberies on public transit, in the Times Square area, and at various other locations in New York City. Each time, he was charged as a juvenile and released.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Jason Savino recently told the media that this same 20-something gang member was responsible for 50 recent 42nd Street robberies. “And of those 20, all of them are on the streets today,” he added.
The newspaper said the teen and many others like him were recruited from Midtown's Roosevelt Hotel, which is home to the city's influx of illegal immigrants, including Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. It added that it is the main reception center for the government building.
According to reports, Torren de Aragua recruits children between the ages of 11 and 17 because New York City raised the age of criminal responsibility to 18 in 2018, a law that made it easier for Venezuelan gangs to recruit children between the ages of 11 and 17. The group is allowed to use teenagers who have been charged with criminal offenses as crew members. gangster's dirty work.
“The primary target of gang recruitment is young children,” a Department of Homeland Security official told the paper. “Their youth, changeable nature, vulnerability, and eagerness to please make them more easily seduced than those who are more mature in life.”
The source added, “There's something special about wanting to please a male father figure.'' [sic] All young boys want to do it. They jump at the opportunity to feel involved in something they deem important. ”
Recently report Regarding the growing threat of Torren de Aragua, the Heritage Foundation warns that the TdA is one of the most violent and ruthless gangs threatening Americans today.
“Tren de Aragua is one of the most ruthless gangs on the planet, and the Biden-Harris administration is doing virtually nothing to stop them from entering the United States,” said Heritage Border Security and Immigration Center. Director Laura Reese said.
“The regime's mass release and parole of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans was a disaster, resulting in the robbery, murder, and sex trafficking of innocent Americans,” Reese added.
The report found that the number of crimes attributed to TdA is increasing across the country, including in Georgia, Illinois, New York, and Texas, just to name a few.
Furthermore, Heritage magazine reports that “violent deaths in Venezuela reportedly decreased by 25 percent from 2021 to 2022, linked to Venezuela's export of thousands of young criminals, many of them to the United States.” It is not an impossible assumption.”
The group goes on to demand an immediate end to Joe Biden's mass “parole” system, which allows hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans to cross the border with little or no screening or tracking.
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