President Trump has condemned lax controls at the southern border as responsible for violent gangs “pouring into” the US, amid fears that the influence of a Venezuelan “super gang” is spreading across the country.
“Who would ask for open borders when people are pouring in? Some of them, that… I won't go into it… but you can look at it and say, 'it could be problems, it could be problems.' the president said in an interview with Fox News.
“People come in with tattoos all over their faces. Their entire faces are covered in tattoos,” he added. “Normally he wouldn't be the head of the local bank.”
Last month, DailyMail.com reported how heavily tattooed gangsters from the Tren de Aragua crime group are crossing the border and spreading their tentacles across the country.
John Fabbricatore, former director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for Colorado and Wyoming, told DailyMail.com exclusively: “We're going to hear stories everywhere about them being arrested.
“They're in seventeen states now. It wouldn't surprise me if that number is more than 25 by February.'
The gang, known as TdA to police, originated in a Venezuelan prison.
Members of the South American mafia have since sneaked into the US through the southern border, hidden among the one million Venezuelan migrants who entered the country under the Biden administration.
President Trump has condemned lax controls at the southern border as responsible for the “flowing” of violent gangs into the US.
Estefania Primera, 36, is the alleged leader of the Tren de Aragua gang that operated out of the Gateway Hotel in Texas. Her street name is La Barbie and she is a heavily tattooed and pierced illegal migrant
They can often be identified by telltale tattoos, including a train ('tren' is Spanish for train), a crown, a clock and an AK-47.
Hours after he was sworn in on Monday, Trump declared a national emergency at the border with Mexico, saying “America's sovereignty is under attack,” and now appears to be making good on his repeated campaign promises to tackle migration.
In one of his first acts in office, the president ordered the deployment of more than 1,500 troops to the southern border, where they are expected to help erect physical barriers.
An internal government memo seen by CBS shows that he plans to send up to 10,000 troops to assist the Customs and Border Protection Agency.
The memo also reportedly suggests that US Defense Department bases could be used as “holding facilities” for migrants awaiting deportation.
