Several members of the bloodthirsty Venezuelan gang Torren de Aragua (TdA) have been arrested hiding out in an apartment next to a day care center in New York City, law enforcement sources tell Fox News, revealing how the gang is organized. The population of a sanctuary city emphasizes its integration into the general public.
of new york post We first reported on the Bronx bust as seven suspected TdA members, who have since terrorized cities across the United States, were arrested inside an apartment building and searched on multiple warrants after crossing the border with Mexico It was a publication that reported that
The raid on a five-story Bronx apartment building next to the Doña Juana day care facility took place on December 5 and was carried out by federal efforts by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and law enforcement agencies, the New York City Police Department. carried out by the troops. sources told Fox News. Another raid was conducted in Brooklyn, with both raids arresting 22 suspected gang members.
Daycare workers told FOX News Digital that children were inside the facility at the time of the attack.
Venezuelan gang member involved in violent apartment takeover arrested in New York City
Bronx apartment building where 22 suspected members of Torren de Aragua were arrested on December 5th (Google Maps)
This brutal gang is taking advantage of the loose southern border under the Biden-Harris administration, with legions of foot soldiers swarming into the United States and inflicting hell on unsuspecting communities. The gang has been involved in all kinds of violent crimes, including murders, shootings of police officers, assaults, robberies, and smuggling guns into immigrant shelters.
Officials told The Post that the suspected gangsters were able to reach a Bronx apartment after tracking TdA member Jarwin Valero-Calderon's ankle monitor to a hideout on the edge of Crotona Park. He says he has arrived. Crotona Park is where President-elect Trump held a campaign rally in May.
The NYPD confirmed to Fox News that Valero-Calderon was one of those taken into custody on a federal arrest warrant on December 5th.
According to the newspaper, Valero-Calderon entered the United States in August 2022 in Eagle Pass, Texas, and was released with a court date. During that time, he amassed a lengthy rap sheet in multiple states and was ordered deported in April, but was still at large on December 5, The Post reported, citing sources. .
FILE – A group of 116 illegal immigrants, including 11 unaccompanied children, were arrested in Eagle Pass, Texas, in November. (Texas DPS)
Mr. Valero-Calderon turned himself in to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York City in September 2022, but has since repeated his crimes.
Venezuelan immigrant gang Torren de Aragua now active in 16 states: report
He was arrested twice in New York and New Jersey and was sentenced in June 2023. He also had another petty theft conviction in Nassau County on April 24, 2023, and was subsequently arrested in February on fraud and theft charges in Florida. The newspaper said he was resisting arrest.
Other suspected TdA members arrested in the raid include Angel Gabriel Marquez Rodriguez, 19, the newspaper said. He was arrested last year in Chicago on shoplifting charges, four months later in New York City on theft charges, and again three months later. later.
Jonaiker Alexander Gil Cardozo, 24, was also arrested by NYPD in July on charges of grand larceny and theft, and two more Big Apple arrests in June on charges of reckless endangerment and robbery. was left on the street.
Last week, New York City Mayor Adams met with incoming border czar Tom Homan and agreed to work with the new Trump administration to remove criminal immigration criminals from the city. This was met with pushback from some Democratic lawmakers.
News of the attack was welcomed by New York City Councilman Joe Borelli, who lives on Staten Island.
“This is a gang that has set up camp in our cities, and Democrats' adamant opposition to the NYPD working with ICE to take them out is beyond common sense,” Borrelli said. he told FOX News Digital. “They actively recruit members from immigrant communities, but unfortunately they spend most of their time terrorizing those same people.”
“Mayor Adams should use every resource available to him to repeal the city law that prevents the NYPD from cooperating with ICE, because these are the very specific groups that need to be protected. , because it makes me question the sanity of the people who are trying to ensure that we stay here.”
These comments were echoed by Representative Nicole Malliotakis (RN.Y.). He told “Wall Street with Maria Bartiromo” that Democrats are weakening laws that allow illegal immigrants, gangs and organized crime to remain in New York and “wreak havoc.”
“It's good news to hear that Eric Adams has changed his tune, but frankly, he does not have the ability under current law to cooperate with ice custody requests for violent and sex offender felons. “There is,” Mariotakas said. .
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Incoming border czar Tom Homan meets with New York City Mayor Eric Adams. (Courtesy of New York Mayor's Office)
Two gang members who participated in a camera-equipped apartment break-in in Aurora, Colorado, late last month were arrested in New York City.
Denyere Alamillo Meneses, 23, and Edison Pena Angulo, 25, seen in a viral video, were arrested by the NYPD Gang Task Force and Homeland Security in connection with a large-scale credit card fraud and drug trafficking case in the Bronx. arrested by the Ministry.
Fifteen suspected members of a notorious gang have been arrested after a six-month investigation into gang crimes linked to drug syndicates, officials said. new york post.
FOX News' Christina Coulter contributed to this report.
