Aurora, Colorado
Tren de Aragua members have reportedly taken over several apartment complexes in Aurora, which is located outside Denver.
Despite Aurora City Council passing a resolution stating that it will not provide resources to migrants brought in from neighboring cities, the federal government has been paying millions of dollars to non-governmental organizations that work with the Denver government to send and house thousands of illegal aliens, including those in the affected apartment blocks.
Athens, Georgia
TdA member Jose Ibarra was arrested for killing nursing student Laken Riley.
In February 2024, Venezuelan Jose Ibarra was arrested and accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, both Ibarra and his brother, Diego, were members of Tren de Aragua.
Both brothers were caught entering the U.S. illegally at the southern border and then released by DHS.
Miami, Florida
Two TdA members charged with abducting and killing a former Venezuelan police officer in Doral, FL.
Police accused Hernandez-Montero and Yurwin Salazar-Maita, 23, of killing 43-year-old José Luis Sánchez Valera after he was lured by women and abducted from the parking lot of La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Miami Airport East, 3501 NW 42nd Ave., in late November.
The Doral resident was found dead the next day, Nov. 28, with his hands and feet bound in the backseat of a 2018 Toyota 4Runner.
New York City, New York
Suspected TdA member Daniel Hernandez has been arrested eight times on a variety of crimes from larceny to assault.
Department of Homeland Security officials stonewalled congressional requests for months about Daniel Hernandez Martinez, 30, the migrant who The Post revealed last September had been arrested — and released — eight times on 14 charges in the Big Apple.
Now, the House Judiciary Committee has received Martinez’s full Homeland Security record, revealing the “suspected Tren de Aragua gang member” committed a total of “at least 22 criminal offenses” in New York City between June and November 2023, a 10-page report released Wednesday shows.
El Paso, Texas
TdA member Estafania Primera, also known as "La Barbie" was arrested for running a sex trafficking operation.
On September 27, “La Barbie” was arrested outside Sacred Heart Church in El Paso, Texas. The church provides assistance and shelter to newly arrived illegal immigrants. Primera is a known Tren de Aragua gang member, and she has been accused of running a sex-trafficking operation out of the notorious Gateway Hotel in El Paso.
When arrested, she was with her five young children. One witness who claims to be a victim of sex trafficking has said that Primera is a “madam” who traffics women into the U.S. and manages their work as prostitutes.
Houston, Texas
TdA members were arrested for the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray.
This June, Houston police arrested Venezuelan illegal aliens Johan Jose Rangel Martinez and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos for the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray. Both had been caught and released at the Texas border a few months earlier and given Notices to Appear.
Both were also given GPS ankle monitors under ICE’s Alternatives to Detention program, which one of the illegal aliens removed after Nungaray’s murder. Investigators now believe that Martinez Rangel and Pena may be connected to Tren de Aragua.
San Antonio, Texas
TdA members have been taking over empty apartment complexes using it as a hub for criminal operations.
In August, Homeland Security Investigations and San Antonio Police arrested several suspects—at least one believed to be connected to Tren de Aragua—on suspicion of human sex trafficking.
In an area just north of the Migrant Resource Center in San Antonio, Tren de Aragua has established a presence in South Texas. The shelter has documented over 60,000 migrants from Venezuela since July 2022, making Venezuelan immigrants the largest group by country of origin.
Chicago, Illinois
Suspected TdA members have been accused of robbing passengers on a Chicago train.
The violent knifepoint attack saw one of the migrants put the man in a vicious chokehold, leaving the victim unconscious, although he later recovered. The suspects were arrested and appeared in court. Three have been ordered to remain in custody while one was let out on electronic monitoring.
Chicago police identified the suspects as Fernando Loyo-Rodriguez, Wilker Gutierrez Sierra, Carlos Carreno-Carreno and Yonnier Guasamucare Garcia. Their ages range from 18 to 22 and police say they put a knife to the victim's throat and stole $400 and a cellphone from him.
Cochise, Arizona
Human trafficking routes, with TdA exploiting cross border migrant movements near the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Cochise county sheriff’s office tells me they recently arrested a suspected member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua tied to a human smuggling case. Now adding Arizona to the list of areas this dangerous gang is turning up. A notorious Venezuelan gang that has been gaining national attention recently has now appeared in southern Arizona.
"It’s very troubling this is also the first time that I've heard of an official Tren de Aragua gang member being found in Arizona," Rep. Juan Ciscomani said.
Washington DC
TdA-linked "motorizados" are working illegally in delivery services, using unregistered mopads.
Washington has seen an influx of young men from Latin America, a mix of those paroled, released into removal proceedings, and entering without inspection. Some, including Venezuelans known as “motorizados,” now work for delivery services. Many of the delivery mopeds are uninsured, unregistered, and driven by unlicensed illegal aliens.
They reportedly use borrowed or rented accounts with the delivery companies, which risks compromising the personal information of customers. According to the Washington Department of Motor Vehicles, moped registrations increased from 54 in 2022 to 143 in 2023, not counting those with missing tags.
Stamford, Connecticut
Two alleged members of Tren de Aragua were caught while on the run with two young kids after they allegedly murdered a man inside a Stamford, Connecticut, hotel room, cops say.
The Venezuelan migrants were arrested in Rensselaer, New York, as they were on the run for allegedly murdering and robbing a 59-year-old man in Connecticut.
Police in Rensselaer, New York, arrested Gregory Marlyn Galindez-Trias, 24, and Moises Alejandro Condollo-Urbaneja, 22, Wednesday as the two were trying to use a stolen credit card at an Amtrak station while accompanied by their children, ages 1 and 3, according to authorities.
Bergen County, New Jersey
ICE officials hammer sanctuary cities after illegal immigrant Jose Albornoz Marchan caught 'running free' in New York.
Albornoz, a Venezuelan national, was one of eight illegal immigrants busted for weapons and drug related offenses in the Bronx on March 27, ICE officials said. He was convicted by the Bronx County Supreme Court of criminal possession of a firearm.
Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin
Alejandro Coronel Zarate identified by authorities as a member of a Venezuelan gang is charged in Crawford County Court with sexual assault and child abuse.
Through an interpreter, he was informed of the six charges against him. Besides a charge of 2nd Degree Sexual Assault/Use of Force and Child Abuse, he was also charged with two counts of Battery, one count of Strangulation, and one count of Disorderly Conduct.
After his arrest, Prairie du Chien Police Chief Kyle Teynor said that Coronel Zarate is suspected of having an affiliation with a known violent transnational criminal organization known as “Tren de Aragua.”
Los Angeles, California
South American gangs armed with knives are running wild on Los Angeles highways, targeting jewelers in terrifying daytime robberies.
The criminals brazenly slash tires, shatter windows, and even plant trackers on their victims' cars. One jeweler, Stacy Nolan Soper, found herself in danger on October 18 as she drove home from downtown LA's jewelry district with a bag of valuable merchandise.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jesus Ernesto Reyes Garcia, a Venezuelan citizen who also goes by the name Abraham Meza Cardenas, was indicted by a grand jury on Aug. 6.
A 42-year-old man appeared in federal court Wednesday after authorities accused him of hacking into ATMs at a Primm casino and stealing about $125,000 in cash.
The defendant is suspected of hacking into the machines, causing them “to dispense large amounts of cash similar to a jackpot,” U.S. Attorney Nicholas Trutanich said in a statement.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Detectives believe a South American gang is behind a sex trafficking operation busted in Indianapolis.
A woman told police she was driven to Indy from Boston for work to help bring her family to the United States. When she got to the house, she says she was forced to have sex with “the boss,” then engage in sex for money.
All the money was allegedly collected by another man running the house, 29-year-old Alejandro Santiago. He is charged with three counts of promoting prostitution.
Baton Rouge, Lousiana
Women smuggled across U.S. border and sex trafficked in Baton Rouge, federal complaint says.
A Baton Rouge sex trafficking case gives new insight into how accused sex traffickers lure foreign women away from their home countries to become sex workers and then pressure them to lure other women into the same situation.
A federal complaint filed in the Middle District of Louisiana targets a sex trafficking operation allegedly organized and operated by a Venezuelan criminal organization called “Tren de Aragua” or TdA and one victim who helped federal investigators identify the alleged leader of its American operation.
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore County police arrested five men who investigators believe are part of a South American theft group.
Police said the group targets large homes, looking for cash and expensive luxury items, like jewelry. Police said the group usually leaves an area before getting identified or caught.
"This theft group is responsible for multiple thefts in the Baltimore County area," Baltimore County police Detective Trae Corbin said. "Through the patterns of the burglaries, our detectives were able to put the pieces together and/or charge them with the other burglaries."
Dallas-Ft Worth, Texas
The Dallas Police Department has made a shocking admission: The Venezuelan gang Tren De Aragua has moved into North Texas.
The violent gang — known for its role in sex-trafficking girls and women and for terrorizing its fellow Venezuelan immigrants — has established a foothold for their menacing trade in the Oaks of North Dallas apartment complex, located in the 4700 block of Haverwood Lane.
Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee police are warning about the surge of Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang activity in their four major cities, with a top law enforcement official placing the blame on the "porous" southern border.
"This gang has exploited [the border]," said Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch.
Rausch said the gang has been running human trafficking operations and expanding into other criminal activities in Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Alleged Venezuelan gang member arrested in Charlotte amid terrorism accusations.
A Venezuelan national who’s allegedly a ranking member of a well-known gang was arrested in Charlotte over Labor Day weekend.
Eleazer Kasshoggi Mujica-Rojas, also known as La Fresa, was arrested in Charlotte on Sunday, Sept. 1. Mujica-Rojas is an alleged member of the Venezuelan-based gang Tren de Aragua, and was wanted in Texas.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Tren de Aragua gang members arrested in Utah for felony assault, suspected of ties to prostitution ring: law enforcement.
Three Venezuelan gang members from Tren de Aragua have been arrested in Utah on assault and burglary charges, according to a law enforcement source who spoke to The Post Millennial.
The three gang members allegedly broke into a home and held four people at gunpoint and are suspected of having connections to a prostitution ring in Utah.
