Chicago police reported they had arrested more than 30 members of the dangerous Venezuelan street gang Torren de Aragua, but a court announced many of them would soon be released onto the streets.
Dozens of these gang members arrested for a series of crimes over the past two years, including drug trafficking, human trafficking, firearms charges, theft and other charges. new york post Reported.
But thanks to the recent statewide implementation of the SAFE-T law, which eliminates cash bail in most cases, many of these gang members were released soon after their arrest.
The records were revealed following a Freedom of Information Act request by America First Legal.
One of the suspected gang members arrested was Jonamar Barrios Moreno, 27, who illegally crossed the border near Brownsville, Texas, in 2023. Moreno was brought into the country by the Biden administration and then headed to Chicago, where he was arrested. He was charged with a driving violation in May and a domestic violence violation in September.
The other suspect is Edwin Camejo, 26, who was arrested in December last year for drug trafficking. After being released, he was arrested in April this year on suspicion of organized crime activities. Camejo entered the United States illegally in December 2022.
Gene Hamilton, vice president and general counsel of America First Legal, blamed the Biden border crisis for facilitating the influx of the Torren de Aragua gang across the United States. Hamilton said:
The Biden-Harris administration's open border policies are wreaking havoc on communities across the country. The American people need protection, accountability from those responsible for this mess, and above all, an administration that they believe will advance their interests.
Local Chicago activists warn that Torren de Aragua's increased presence could spark gang wars between newly detained Venezuelan criminals and domestic criminals. There is.
said Tyrone Muhammad, a former Chicago gang member. post:
If the black gangs here get fed up with the illegal and criminal behavior of immigrants and non-citizens, the city of Chicago will go up in flames and the National Guard and the government won't be able to do anything. Bloodshed hits the streets. It would be blacks versus immigrants.
This week, FOX News border reporter Bill Melgin reported that Biden's policy of allowing hundreds of thousands of foreign men to freely enter the country without screening is creating a dangerous situation for Americans around the world. , noted that the result has “real-world consequences” for those killed by Americans. These invaders include Laken Riley, Jocelyn Nangaray, Rachel Morin, Kate Steinle, and more.
Chicago has been in the grips of organized immigrant gang crime since 2022, with a spike in retail thefts, home break-ins, catalytic converter thefts, and carjackings, with arrests of Venezuelans in particular on the rise. It's in
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