Yorvis Michel Carrascal Campo, a Venezuelan national and alleged member of the Tren de Aragua gang, has been arrested in Colorado Springs, Colorado by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. Carrascal Campo faces charges in New Mexico for murder, racketeering, and drug trafficking.
According to an indictment from the Department of Justice, several members of the Tren de Aragua gang kidnapped a man on June 16, 2024. The victim was tortured and strangled to death. Authorities allege that Carrascal Campo participated in the killing and attempted to destroy evidence. The victim’s body was placed into a suitcase and buried in a remote area of New Mexico.
Carrascal Campo entered the United States illegally across the southern border in October 2023. He was released into the country on December 18, 2023. An Immigration Judge issued him a final order of removal on June 11, 2024.
Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin commented on the case: “Carrascal Campo’s crimes shock the conscience and are yet another example of the failed border policies of Joe Biden that RELEASED TdA gang members into American communities,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “Just last week, two vicious Tren de Aragua gang members—also let loose on American streets by Joe Biden—weaponized their vehicle against Border Patrol in Portland. These are the types of monsters our law enforcement is targeting. We are working around the clock to clean up the chaos caused by the Biden administration who let untold millions of illegal aliens including murderers, pedophiles, rapists, terrorists, and gang members pour into our country.”
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