Tag: Tren De Aragua
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Tren de Aragua gang leader killed in US military strike, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that a “swift and lethal kinetic” U.S. strike has killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called “the infamous leader” of the Tren de Aragua gang. Tren de Aragua has been labeled by the United States as a terrorist organization. Guerrero Flores was charged in a New…
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TdA members sentenced, fined for Denver jewelry store robbery
Two members of the Tren de Aragua gang were sentenced and fined Thursday after pleading guilty to robbing a Denver jewelry store. Jean Torres-Roman, 22, and Newman Castillo Delgado, 23, each from Venezuela, pleaded guilty to charges relating to an armed robbery of Denver’s Joyeria El Ruby Jewelry Store in the 5100 block of West…
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Maduro capture brings surprise, hope to Venezuelan community in Denver
The announcement that U.S. military personnel arrested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and took him to the United States sent a shockwave through Denver’s Venezuelan community Saturday. Jimmy, an asylum seeker who came to Denver last year, said his phone blew up with the news. “Ever since Trump came to power in the U.S., there was…
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Raids, pushback and TdA indictments defined Denver’s immigration story in 2025
The Trump administration’s push for a large-scale, deportation effort — built around campaign warnings about Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan prison gang that established a foothold in Colorado — collided with the realities on the ground in Denver, where raids occurred but never approached the sweeping levels of daily deportations anticipated. President Donald Trump had…
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Two suspected Tren de Aragua leaders indicted in Denver
Denver and federal officials announced the indictment of two suspected Tren de Aragua (TdA) leaders in Denver on Thursday for racketeering that included robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering and controlled substance abuse over a 14-month period in 2024. Indicted were Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano and Brawins Dominique Suarez Villegas, aka “Chino San Vicente.” Gang members…
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Final suspect in Tren de Aragua kidnapping returned to Colorado
The final suspect wanted in connection with the December kidnapping that led to the arrest of Tren de Aragua gang members has been extradited back to Colorado. Jorman Jose Cuba-Zabala, 26, originally from Venezuela, was arrested in Chicago in April and extradited back last weekend on suspicion of several felonies, including second-degree kidnapping, aggravated robbery,…
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Federal agencies indict 30 people in Colorado, including alleged TdA gang leaders
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Federal and local law enforcement agencies announced the indictments of 30 people in Colorado on Monday, including alleged leaders of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua, which a police chief described as akin to a parasite. Officials characterized the investigation leading to the operation as the biggest in the country. “We learned how violent…
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FBI offers $3M for capture of TdA gang leader on 10 Most Wanted List
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Federal authorities have added a man alleged to be a leader of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang to the FBI’s 10 most wanted list, offering a $3 million award for the fugitive’s capture. Officials believe TdA gang leader Giovanni Vicente “El Viejo” Mosquera Serrano,…
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Federal judge bars government from removing accused ‘alien enemies’ from Colorado
‘Federal courts and judicial review are a feature — not a defect — of this Nation’s constitutional structure,’ wrote Judge Charlotte Sweeney
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Federal judge declines to put order on hold imposing limits on ‘alien enemies’ removals
A federal judge on Thursday rejected the government’s request to put her order on hold while it seeks review of the decision to place temporary procedural limitations on removals of non-citizens suspected of being “alien enemies.” On April 22, U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney issued a temporary restraining order in a case brought by two detained…