What to know about the violent ‘Tren de Aragua’ gang terrorizing the US
In little more than a year, a once-obscure South American street gang has taken hold in the Big Apple, exploiting the migrant crisis to build a violent criminal enterprise from within the walls of city shelters.
“We aren’t looking to grab the food delivery guy, but these guys go so far as to wear Uber eats clothing, the delivery bags while they’re out there committing their crimes,” the chief told The Post. “When we do arrest them they are very eager to talk about the crime they have committed.
The crews move in groups of a half-dozen or more, and raid not only retailers but average New Yorkers — one victim was approached by a TDA gang and threatened with a knife, slugged and robbed in June. “I wouldn’t want the violence I grew up with to start here,” one Venezuelan migrant at Manhattan’s Roosevelt Hotel said Sunday. “I wouldn’t be here if I saw what I saw in Venezuela. I brought my kids here so they wouldn’t have the experiences with criminals like how it is over there.”Ground Zero for TDA’s New York City operation is Randall’s Island, where a massive tent city was erected to help accommodate the wave of migrants from the US border.
The gang tats also tend to feature the number “23” or NBA stars Michael Jordan and LeBron James, both of whom wear the number on their jerseys, while others include images of bulls, seemingly a shout-out to the Chicago Bulls basketball team, a city where TDA has flourished, sources said. Migrant hit teams also use the scooters to eliminate rivals or break-way gangbangers, with a driver and gunman on the two-wheelers and gang members keeping tabs from nearby cars, the sources said.
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