ICE Snags Wanted Tren de Aragua Sex Traffickers Hiding in Houston [WATCH] |​ RVM News

Federal immigration authorities arrested a Tren de Aragua gang member wanted for murder in Dallas during a targeted operation in Houston, part of President Donald Trump’s ongoing deportation efforts.. The suspect, a documented member of the Venezuelan prison gang, had been hiding in a migrant-heavy neighborhood in Houston when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, alongside federal agents, moved in to apprehend him.. Dennis Quaid’s #1 Warning for Americans. ICE agents had been monitoring the area after receiving intelligence that the fugitive had been spotted walking his dog.. Following hours of surveillance, officers waited for the right moment to take him into custody.. How do you feel President Trump is doing on the border and illegal immigration?. . Very Good. . . . . Not Good at All. Email Address (required). By completing the poll, you agree to receive emails from RVM News, occasional offers from our partners and that you’ve read and agree to our privacy policy and legal statement.. When the suspect stepped outside, agents swarmed him from behind as he walked through the courtyard of his apartment complex.. Authorities have not released the suspect’s name as he is still being processed, but ICE officials confirmed that he had an active arrest warrant from Dallas.. The officers timed the arrest carefully to ensure he was not armed or in a position to resist.. “This is a huge win,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston Field Office Director Bret Bradford.. “That’s an alleged murderer that we’re getting out of the community and off the streets here in Houston so he cannot reoffend and further victimize other folks in the community.”. The capture of the Tren de Aragua gang member is just one of the many recent high-profile arrests made as part of Trump’s mass deportation campaign.. According to ICE, more than 11,000 illegal migrants have been arrested in the first 18 days of the initiative.. On Tuesday, federal agents continued their operations in Houston, where FBI and ICE agents arrested three more alleged Tren de Aragua gang members.. These individuals were linked to a multi-state sex trafficking ring that targeted, threatened, and abused victims, according to law enforcement officials.. Images posted on X showed FBI and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents taking the suspects into custody outside another apartment complex in Houston.. The Post was embedded with ICE agents during their pre-dawn operations, where multiple agencies met at 5 a.m. to brief on the day’s targets.. “When we leave this building, we know exactly who we’re going after in the streets,” said Bradford, emphasizing that ICE’s enforcement efforts are highly targeted.. “We don’t do anything indiscriminately, we’re not going to areas and doing area control or anything like that,” he added.. The Tren de Aragua gang has spread violent crime across the United States following its infiltration during the Biden administration’s open-border policies.. One of the most high-profile crimes linked to the gang was the brutal murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, which sparked widespread outrage over the administration’s failure to secure the border.. For nearly a year, Tren de Aragua gang members avoided deportation due to the Biden-Harris administration’s strained relations with Venezuela.. The Maduro regime refused to accept deportation flights from the U.S. after Washington reimposed sanctions.. However, following negotiations between U.S. envoy Richard Grenell and Venezuelan officials, the Maduro government agreed to resume deportation flights.. Earlier this week, two planes carrying roughly 200 Venezuelan nationals deported from the U.S. landed in Venezuela, marking the first large-scale removal flights in months.. As Trump’s immigration enforcement policies ramp up, law enforcement officials say they will continue targeting high-risk illegal migrants, particularly gang members, violent offenders, and fugitives wanted for serious crimes.. ICE agents say more operations are planned as deportation efforts expand nationwide.

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