{"id":5157,"date":"2023-08-25T13:04:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T18:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=5157"},"modified":"2023-08-25T13:04:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T18:04:36","slug":"gang-members-linked-to-human-trafficking-drugs-are-sneaking-into-us-experts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=5157","title":{"rendered":"Gang members linked to human trafficking, drugs are sneaking into US, experts say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gang members linked to human trafficking, drugs are sneaking into US, experts say<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-137.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-5158\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-137.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-137.png 836w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-137-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-137-770x406.png 770w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-137-293x155.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-137-390x206.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to experts, Latin American gang members aren\u2019t getting gang-affiliated tattoos so they can more easily enter the United States unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kyle Williamson, director of the West Texas Anti-Gang Center,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/08\/23\/latin-american-gangs-have-adopted-this-new-tactic-to-enter-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">told<\/a>\u00a0the Daily Caller that members of MS-13 and El Tren de Aragua are most likely to hide their affiliations in an effort to enter the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe trend is for young gang members to not get tattoos. The older gang members with tattoos are more easily identified. However, if they are identified as a gang member it does not really mean anything from an immigration perspective. The main tactic is not to have tattoos and be identified as associated with known gang members,\u201d Williamson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Border Patrol official who requested anonymity echoed Williamson\u2019s explanation, and local Texas Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland said gang members have \u201cgotten smarter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen we have identified gang members, it\u2019s either through information we\u2019ve shared from their country, or if they\u2019ve been arrested here before and identified as a gang member, but oftentimes I bet you there\u2019s even more that we haven\u2019t recognized or identified as being a gang member because, just like those coming in that they\u2019re not running histories on, they\u2019re just allowing them to come in,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the gangs \u2013 El Tren de Aragua \u2013 is based in Venezuela and is known for drug smuggling and human trafficking, in addition to other criminal behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey can do terrible things like dismember someone and leave them in a bag. But they usually avoid armed confrontations with other gangs. They are more about leaving messages,\u201d Venezuelan journalist Ronna R\u00edsquez&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/internacional\/2023-06-29\/el-tren-de-aragua-la-megabanda-criminal-venezolana-que-siembra-el-terror-de-chile-a-colombia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A federal judge recently disclosed that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/americanmilitarynews.com\/2023\/07\/ice-lost-track-of-40-of-migrants-they-released-into-us-with-court-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">40% of illegal immigrants apprehended and later released under the Biden administration\u2019s \u201cparole\u201d program did not appear in court.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2023\/jul\/18\/vanishing-act-dhs-admits-40-catch-and-release-migr\/\" target=\"_blank\">According to<\/a>\u00a0The Washington Times, while more than 40% of these migrants never checked in at all, only 464 out of 1,507 who did check in were issued a notice to appear, resulting in 82% of the parolees not being entered into the immigration court docket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmilitarynews.com\/2023\/08\/gang-members-linked-to-human-trafficking-drugs-are-sneaking-into-us-experts-say\/\">https:\/\/americanmilitarynews.com\/2023\/08\/gang-members-linked-to-human-trafficking-drugs-are-sneaking-into-us-experts-say\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gang members linked to human trafficking, drugs are sneaking into US, experts say According to experts, Latin American gang members aren\u2019t getting gang-affiliated tattoos so they can more easily enter the United States unnoticed. Kyle Williamson, director of the West Texas Anti-Gang Center,\u00a0told\u00a0the Daily Caller that members of MS-13 and El Tren de Aragua are most likely to hide their affiliations in an effort to enter the U.S. \u201cThe trend is for young gang members to not get tattoos. 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