A migrant accused of shooting two NYPD officers is suspected of being a member of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Bernardo Castro Mata, 19, who entered the US illegally and had his asylum case dismissed, was living in a Queens migrant shelter before the incident. Authorities believe such shelters are becoming breeding grounds for gang culture. Mata, identified by a gang-related tattoo, is also a suspect in multiple violent robberies. The gang is notorious for its cruelty and criminal activities, including drug-dealing and human trafficking.
The sister of Ruby Garcia, a young Michigan woman whose killing has become a political flashpoint, criticized former President Donald J. Trump for using her sister's death to score political points and contradicted his claims that he had contacted the family. Trump described Ruby Garcia's killing at a rally, attributing it to an undocumented immigrant, and claimed to have spoken to her family, which her sister denies. She faulted Trump for framing her sister's death as a border issue and emphasized the need to address crimes committed by all individuals, not just focusing on illegal immigrants.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams has had a change of heart regarding the city's sanctuary status, now calling for modifications to allow violent migrant offenders to be turned over to I.C.E. and deported. Fox 5 New York's Rosanna Scotto, host of "The Sanctuary Trap," revealed Adams' shift in stance, citing the unmitigated crisis and recent incidents of migrant crime. Adams has acknowledged the city's struggle with the migrant crisis and the overflow of shelters, emphasizing the need to modify sanctuary city laws.
The Guardian Angels, led by founder Curtis Sliwa, tackled a man they claimed to be a migrant shoplifter during a live TV interview in Times Square, but the NYPD stated that the man was just a pest trying to disrupt filming. Sliwa and his group have been vocal about their efforts to combat migrant crime in the city, with Sliwa criticizing Mayor Eric Adams for his policies. This incident adds to the controversial history of the Guardian Angels, including Sliwa's previous arrest and admission to faking crimes for publicity.
Members of a migrant crime gang in New York City were caught on video dragging a woman down the street, grabbing her purse, and causing her to collide with a pole before fleeing on scooters. The incident is part of a series of 62 similar attacks attributed to an organized crime ring, with two men arrested in connection to the mugging. The suspects, many of whom are undocumented immigrants living in migrant shelters, are accused of coordinating thefts and hacking into stolen phones to drain victims' banking and financial apps before reselling the devices.
Surveillance video captured two men on a scooter dragging a woman by her purse down a New York City sidewalk before crashing into a pole and fleeing. The incident is part of a larger trend of scooter-involved muggings in the city, with 62 similar robberies attributed to a Venezuelan crime ring. Two men have been arrested in connection with the crime, which is linked to an organized migrant crime gang. The suspects are accused of stealing phones and purses, hacking into banking apps, and reselling stolen phones overseas. The alleged ringleader remains at large, and police are actively seeking him.
