Law enforcement in upstate New York arrested two undocumented immigrants Wednesday in connection with the murder, both of whom they believe have ties to international criminal organizations.
Rensselaer, New York, police say 24-year-old Gregory Marlin Galindez-Torias and 22-year-old Moises Alejandro Condro were arrested on suspicion of using stolen credit cards at a nearby Amtrak station. Urbaneja was arrested. . The credit card belonged to a Stamford, Conn., man who was murdered on Monday. (Related: ‘They only protect criminals’: Colorado communities line up to sue over law protecting illegal immigrants)
The credit card in question belonged to Angel Samaniego, a 59-year-old man who was shot and killed at the Super 8 Hotel on Monday. According to local media. The motive for his murder was not immediately clear.
A spokesperson for the Rensselaer Police Department (RPD) confirmed that after contacting federal immigration authorities, Trias and Urbaneja are Venezuelans living in the United States illegally, and that both Torres and Urbaneja are in the United States illegally. He said there was growing evidence that there was a connection to Aragua.
“They certainly had tattoos related to it.” [Tren de Aragua]” RPD Deputy Chief John Mooney told DCNF Friday.
Los Angeles, California – September 8: Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrest an illegal immigrant with a criminal record during an early morning search of his home on Thursday, September 8, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Irrfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Law enforcement said two children, ages 1 and 3, were with the couple at the time of their arrest, and both were booked into the Rensselaer County Parole Department. Mr. Moody confirmed to DCNF that the two children belonged to Trias.
Ms. Trias’ court testimony further indicated that she had ties to a deadly Venezuelan gang. According to Defender of Stanford. At the hearing, Ms. Trias expressed through an interpreter her fear of what Mr. Torren de Aragua would do to her after she was taken into custody.
A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did not immediately respond to a request for comment from DCNF about Trias or Urbaneja.
News of the arrest follows reports of an escalation in Torren de Aragua-related criminal incidents and the gang’s growing presence in the United States. Evidence grows that international gangs have taken over multiple New York apartments Aurora, Coloradothere are also complexes like this: San Antonio, Texasinvolved in other crimes all over the country.
Reports of Torren de Aragua’s activities in the United States have coincided with mass immigration of Venezuelans over the past several years.
More than 570,000 Venezuelan nationals have entered the United States illegally since fiscal year 2021. According to Latest data from Customs and Border Protection. The Biden-Harris administration also allowed Venezuelans to enter the United States en masse through the Migrant Flight Program, known as CHNV. Approximately 121,000 Venezuelans have so far been screened and allowed to enter the country.
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