Armed Torren de Aragua gang members stormed an intersection along the Texas-Mexico border, according to an internal memo obtained by the New York Post.
In early December, 20 members of a notorious Venezuelan prison gang attempted to enter the country at a border crossing near El Paso, Texas, armed with knives, broken liquor bottles, and tire irons. According to Leaked Texas Department of Public Safety memo obtained by The Post. A new attempt to enter the United States is expected on New Year's Day. (Related: Mexico develops 'warning button' app for immigrants arrested by ICE)
Torren de Aragua was appointed before President-elect Donald Trump took office and launched an ambitious crackdown on the U.S.-Mexico border and deportation of illegal immigrants, according to former agent Victor Avila. It is said that they are strengthening their resolve to send members into the country. Homeland Security Investigations.
“We're seeing violence at the border because we know the border is going to change in 27 days,” Avila told the Post. “It's going to change. It's going to be different and they're going to be in demand.”
Peruvian police transport a member of the Torren de Aragua criminal organization in Lima on October 5, 2023 (Photo by Cris BOURONCLE/AFP) (Photo by CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP, Getty Images)
A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The attack reported at a border crossing in El Paso, Texas, is the latest in a wave of violence caused by Torren de Aragua, a feared migrant gang that began in a Venezuelan prison in 2013 and has since grown into a robust international crime syndicate. This shows the repetition of . The gang is currently believed to be active in several states and major cities across the country.
The gang is suspected of completely taking over multiple apartments in Aurora, Colorado, over the past year, despite repeated warnings from apartment owners that their criminal activities were wreaking havoc in the area. is held. Local police suspect the gang was behind a brutal home invasion in December that involved the kidnapping and torture of a couple who were held captive in one of the notorious apartment buildings.
san antonio police department was also confirmed Members of the Torren de Aragua gang reportedly occupied vacant apartments in the city in October. Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott specified In September, the group was designated as a terrorist organization.
“The Torren de Aragua gang is like a cockroach,” Texas Department of Public Safety Commissioner Steve McCraw said when announcing the terrorist designation. “They multiply quickly, and if you don't pursue them aggressively, small infestations into your community can become rampant.”
The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly identified more than 600 people in the United States who may have ties to Venezuelan gangs.
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