The Tsar of the Trump border, Tom Homan, said Thursday that a raid to the Train de Aragua gang “leaked” and regretted that this can lead to risk for the officers in charge of these operations.
Although Homan did not specify the press to which operation he was referring to, of many who are happening throughout the country in charge of the Immigration and Customs Service (ICE, in English), this agency reported on Wednesday the arrest of a hundred gang members of the transnational band of Venezuelan origin of Aragua in Aurora (Colorado).
Regarding the figures of arrests, Homan said that the leaks hinder these initial criminal captures, but promised that once the door is opened beyond criminals, “the figures will increase.
The Tsar of the US President Donald Trump, for the border, said the filtration is under investigation and will punish those responsible. He also warned that the access of the press to ICE can be limited if blows persist.
“This is not a game. When operations are filtered that way, it puts our officers at great risk, ”he told reporters.
“We know that ADD (Aragua Train) is dangerous,” Homan continued. “Everyone can agree with that, but when they find out what we are coming, it is only a matter of time before our officers are ambushed.
He said that it seeks to be transparent but that perhaps they will end the trips of the media to these operations for the safety of the officers.
“We have invited numerous media, but right now it is operational security,” he emphasized.
“The less people know about these operations, the safer it will be for our agents,” he emphasized.
Homan said that he has heard reports that some of the detainees were later released, despite the fact that the Trump government ordered the end to the process of “capture and liberation” of migrants.
“I have been told that some were released due to some health problems that we could not handle within the ICE detention center. So today I have a meeting with ICE leaders to find out exactly who was released, ”he told reporters.
ICE, together with the DEA and the FBI, made on Wednesday in three Apartment complexes in Aurora, east of Denver: Edge of Lowry, Whispering Pins and Cedar Run, all of them associated with the presence of the International Train Gang of Aragua .
According to witnesses, the operations began at 5:30 local time on Wednesday (12:30 GMT) and lasted about four hours.
ICE indicated that at least “100 members of the violent Venezuelan gang train of Aragua were arrested.”
In addition to the Denver Metropolitan Area, which includes Aurora, on Wednesday immigration operations were reported in Ohio, Georgia, Illinois, Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey.
With EFE information
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