i doubt it Gangbanger of Torren de Aragua He was arrested as he entered California last month with a lengthy rap sheet, and has been previously deported and has crossed the border at least three times, including the last time he is known to have returned to Mexico to meet his girlfriend. sources told the Post.
Border Patrol agents in the El Centro border area arrested Jose Gonzalez Roa, a Venezuelan immigrant with a criminal record who was wanted on attempted murder charges in New York, Colorado and California.
But this wasn't the first time federal authorities had encountered a suspected gang member.
The suspected gang member crossed the border and was deported in December 2022 under the Trump administration's Title 42 coronavirus deportation policy, officials said.
However, just a few months later, Lore attempted to re-enter the country legally at the port of entry in Brownsville, Texas, where she applied for asylum and was released into the United States.
After being allowed into the country, he left the country at some point to visit his girlfriend in Mexico, officials said.
Rohr is said to have committed crimes while wandering the United States, and was arrested at least three times, including in September 2023 in Queens, New York, where he was charged with robbery, theft, and assault.
After his latest capture, Border Patrol discovered an attempted murder warrant in Redwood City, California, from September.
Sources said he had previously been arrested in Broomfield, Colorado, just outside of Aurora, for a minor traffic violation.
However, it is unclear why he was released each time.
In an X post about the arrest, Gregory Bovino, head of the El Centro Border Patrol, said in an X post about the arrest that “Tren de Aragua is facing serious consequences” under his watch.
“This is not Aurora, Colorado,” Bovino said, referring to the Torren de Aragua stronghold, where gangs occupy apartment complexes and commit violent crimes.
Members of Torren de Aragua have already settled in at least 19 states after crossing the southern border into the United States. Many of the gang members were posing as asylum seekers and were released by Border Patrol agents.
They had no traditional gang markings or tattoos, and federal authorities released most of them because they could not get cooperation from the Venezuelan regime to identify the gangbangers.
Torren de Aragua has also expanded its footprint in sanctuary New York City, where its members have shot and assaulted NYPD officers, engaged in sex crimes and gun trafficking, and committed violent robberies. I'm going.
