Posted on September 8, 2024

ICE Confirms Aurora, Colorado Gang Members Are in the United States Illegally, Released by Biden Admin

Jasmine Baehr and Bill Melugin, Fox News, September 5, 2024

Four Venezuelan national members of the Tren de Aragua gang arrested in Colorado have been confirmed as illegal aliens, per a statement from an ICE spokesperson to Fox News.

The Venezuelan nationals, ranging in ages from 19 through 24, all crossed the southern border through Texas illegally in 2022 and 2023, under the Biden administration. {snip}

The four were arrested after a shooting which occurred near Nome Street Apartments, one of the apartment buildings in Aurora which had been overtaken by armed members of Tren de Aragua.

Jhonnarty Dejesus Pacheco-Chirinos, Jhonardy Jose Pacheco-Chirinos, Nixon Jose Azuaje Perez, and Dixon Jose Azuaje Perez were arrested in connection with an attempted homicide on July 28.

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According to ICE, 24-year-old Jhonardy Jose Pacheco-Chirinos or “Cookie” was encountered by Border Patrol Agents in the Del Rio Sector, Texas in October 2022. Pacheco was then released and given a notice to appear. {snip}

Jhonnarty Dejesus Pacheco-Chirinos, the brother of “Cookie,” was arrested for attempted murder and other charges. He was also apprehended at the Del Rio Sector, Texas in October 2022.

Both Nixon and Dixon Azuaje-Perez were apprehended by Border Patrol agents at Eagle Pass, Texas on August 22, 2023. The two were given notices to appear and placed under parole in the United States pending proceedings.

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