Ronald Vitiello, a former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said President-elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plan has left President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with a growing number of migrants who have flourished in the U.S. border region. He said the Venezuelan gang known as de Aragua would be dismantled. policy.
“In the case of Torren de Aragua, although dangerous, their presence in the United States is still in its infancy, so they can be dismantled quickly and decisively,” said Vitiello, who served in the first Trump administration. he said. said Newsweek.
Vitiello said Torren de Aragua gang members are “particularly susceptible to deportation and deportation, so the United States can end their illicit activities as quickly as they began.” .
Thanks to Biden-Harris policies on the U.S.-Mexico border, Torren de Aragua has flourished across U.S. communities in recent years, especially in Denver, Colorado, due to sanctuary policies.
At least 600 Torren de Aragua gang members, all from Venezuela, currently reside in at least 15 states and possibly eight more, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data obtained by NBC News in October. It became clear that there was.
But experts said that estimate was “worryingly low”. They suggested that the actual total number of Torren de Aragua gang members living in the United States is likely much higher.
This year alone, Torren de Aragua members have been charged with or convicted of heinous crimes. Specifically, two gang members are accused of killing 12-year-old Jocelyn Nangaray in Houston, Texas, after being released from the border into the U.S. interior.
Last month, a member of Torren de Aragua was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley in Athens, Georgia, in February of this year.
Americans overwhelmingly support President Trump's mass deportation plan.
According to a new CBS News/YouGov poll, 73% of American adults almost unanimously say Trump should prioritize deporting illegal aliens when he takes office next January.
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Please email jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here.
