A woman in her 50s in a wealthy Dallas suburb was tied up by FOUR illegal migrants from Venezuela. They threatened to cut off her fingers and beat her with a pistol before ransacking the home. Welcome to Border Czar Kamala’s America.
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— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 9, 2024
Dallas–A Venezuelan migrant accused of leading a violent robbery in a high-end Dallas neighborhood has been identified as a member of the notorious Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang, a revelation that has stunned Texans. The gang member, Wilmer Colmenares Gonzalez, 27, reportedly entered the U.S. last year and was granted temporary release, according to sources from Homeland Security.
Colmenares Gonzalez, who crossed into Brownsville, Texas, with his wife and a Chilean child in April 2023, is now under federal investigation following his arrest for a robbery that took place on September 21st. The robbery involved a group of suspects who reportedly followed their victim into her garage, pistol-whipped her, and forced her into her home in Northwest Dallas.
Once inside, they stole valuables from her Gucci handbag. The victim also reported being threatened—her attackers claimed they would cut off her fingers unless she revealed where her expensive jewelry was hidden.
After the robbery, Colmenares Gonzalez and his accomplices barricaded themselves in a house, initiating an hours-long standoff with police. The Dallas Police Department and the SWAT team from the Irving Police Department eventually apprehended the suspects. Alongside Colmenares Gonzalez, three other undocumented migrants—Yean Brayhan Torralba, 20, Alberto Martinez Silva, 34, and Manuel Hernandez-Hernandez, 28—were arrested. All are believed to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang.
Colmenares Gonzalez’s links to the notorious Venezuelan criminal network were revealed by federal immigration authorities after his arrest. He also has an active application for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a provision the Biden administration offers to Venezuelan migrants to prevent deportation.
Tren de Aragua is a violent gang originally formed in Venezuela but has since spread its criminal activities across Latin America and into the U.S. Members of the gang have been known to engage in various illegal operations, including gun smuggling, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and violent assaults. Many TdA members, posing as asylum seekers, have entered the U.S. to avoid deportation while continuing their criminal activities.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has officially labeled the Tren de Aragua a terrorist organization, deploying state law enforcement to combat the gang’s expanding influence in the state. Authorities have already arrested dozens of suspected gang members across Texas, with recent arrests made at an apartment complex in San Antonio and at the now-closed Gateway Hotel in El Paso.
One of the arrested suspects, Manuel Hernandez-Hernandez, had been detained weeks before the robbery on a DWI charge but was released before Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could intervene. ICE has since issued a detainer to take Hernandez-Hernandez into federal custody.
The Tren de Aragua gang’s presence in Texas is a growing concern, with over 100 suspected gang members believed to have participated in a violent riot at the El Paso border in March, which resulted in Texas soldiers being assaulted. The state continues its efforts to curb the gang’s influence as their numbers in the U.S. rise.
