Fox News: ICE Denver arrests Tren de Aragua member with multiple criminal convictions

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ICE Denver arrests Tren de Aragua member with multiple criminal convictions

A Tren de Aragua member in the United States illegally was arrested by ICE agents in Denver after multiple criminal convictions.

                   
                       

U.S. Customs and Immigration (ICE) Denver announced Friday afternoon that it has captured a member of an ultra-violent Venezuelan gang who had a final deportation order. 

"ICE Denver officers arrested Joel Matos-Nieto, 23, a criminal alien from Venezuela and member of the international gang You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login with a final order of removal April 23," according to the federal immigration authorities. "Matos has convictions for motor vehicle theft, obstructing a police officer and criminal mischief."

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DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital earlier Friday that You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login crackdown on gang crime, which included labeling Tren de Aragua (TdA) as a terrorist organization, has resulted in the arrests of more than 600 TdA members during his first 100 days in office. 

Fox News Digital reached out to ICE Denver for further information on Matos-Nieto's criminal history. 

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The arrest comes on the heels of Thursday's news that a former You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login judge and his wife were arrested for alleged evidence tampering and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in their Las Cruses home. 

Ex-judge Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano and his wife, Nancy Cano, are accused of inviting Cristhian Ortega-Lopez to live in their home. Ortega-Lopez reportedly crossed into the United States illegally in December 2023, but was released from custody pending a removal hearing due to overcrowding. 

He first met the Canos when he did repairs on their home. 

Ortega-Lopez was arrested by federal authorities in February, and Joel Cano resigned from his post shortly thereafter in March. 

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