FBI agent, others warn of Venezuelan gang entering into US

“A lot of these criminals have taken advantage of Venezuela’s most vulnerable people who have fled the country” in the wake of an economic and social issues, said former Border Patrol Agent Ammon Blair. The gang has now become a significant concern along the US-Mexico border, Blair said. A CNN report said U.S. Border Patrol arrested 38 possible gang members between October 2022 and 2023, with two detained near the El Paso border. FBI Special Agent Britton Boyd with the El Paso FBI highlighted the threat to Borderland communities, emphasizing that identified Tren de Aragua members face prosecution for illegal entry into the U.S. “The gang capitalizes on its Venezuelan community for entry, primarily engaging in human smuggling and sex trafficking,” Boyd said. Blair, the former Border Patrol agent, said this can be extremely troublesome for Borderland communities given that this gang is extremely violent. “The same thing that is happening in South America is now going to start happening here in the United States in the Venezuelan migrant communities,” Blair said. By Oriana Bottaro. Full Text -> KTSM

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