Posted on 04/25/2025 10:32:38 PM PDT by dennisw
The terrifying face of an alleged Tren de Aragua gangster was revealed on Friday after he was arrested by ICE officers in Denver, Colorado - a sanctuary city.
Joel Matos-Nieto, a 23-year-old illegal Venezuelan migrant with a face full of tattoos, has been accused by ICE of being a member of TdA, a gang whose members often have very specific ink.
According to pictures shared by ICE's Denver Field Office, Matos-Nieto was arrested on a street in Denver and was seen handcuffed next to an agent with the DEA, which often participates in ICE raids.
Since its founding in a Venezuelan prison in 2014, TdA has since become an international criminal organization that has been responsible for drug smuggling, sex trafficking and retribution murders.
Matos-Nieto wasn't accused of anything as serious as murder, but he has prior convictions for motor vehicle theft, obstructing a police officer and criminal mischief, according to ICE.
He had received a final order of removal with a deadline of April 23 and was apprehended two days later.
Matos-Nieto is currently in custody at the Denver Contract Detention Facility, a jail run by the GEO Group, a private prison contractor.
The arrest of Matos-Nieto in Denver comes after over a month after the city's mayor, Mike Johnston, was called in front of the House Oversight Committee to answer for his apparent lack of regard for immigration enforcement.
Johnston was present in March alongside Michelle Wu of Boston, Brandon Johnson of Chicago and Eric Adams of New York.
Johnston's handling of this issue came into focus in June 2024, when the TdA members muscled their way into at least three apartment complexes in Aurora, near Denver.
At the time, Aurora police said members of the gang who came from Venezuela 'forcibly' took over.
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It is great that these psychopathic criminals are easily identified by their ridiculous body/face tattoos. LOL!
Prayers for the safety of your grandson and his fellow officers.
Another Trump and ICE job well done hat tip.
Scared of that little PUNK? NOT!
A 23 year old doesn’t rise to the top of a gang unless he has killed enough of the right people. No matter how the press will portray this misguided angel, always think of how many people he murdered.
The same applies to the sainted Maryland Man.
EC
“He’s a good boy, a very good boy”. His Mama loves him.
Why are we taking prisioners?
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