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From Fox News: A Venezuelan illegal alien, and alleged leader of the violent Tren de Aragua gang, was arrested in Los Angeles County last week, the Trump administration told Fox News on Monday.
Yonaiker Gallegos, who had been using the name Yoniaker(sic) Rafel Martinez-Ramos, was already in local custody on misdemeanor charges for blank checks and possession of a deceptive government ID.
He was located by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on April 22, according to a senior Trump administration official. Agents were able to determine that Martinez-Ramos was likely a fake identity after obtaining information about the items in his possession when he was arrested by local authorities.
He was positively identified as Gallegos on April 23 after HSI’s National Gang Unit obtained pictures of Martinez-Ramos’ tattoos and booking photos.
The report explains that after analysts found his social media posts, they used facial recognition technology to confirm his real identity as Yonaiker Gallegos.
In one video posted on social media, Gallegos had boldly flaunted hand grenades and a rifle.
ICE reportedly took him into custody on April 25, noting that he was “identified as a leader of TdA based in California.”
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Los Angeles announced Tuesday: “#HSI Los Angeles and @EROLosAngeles administratively arrested Yonaiker Martinez Ramos aka Yonaiker Gallegos, a suspected Tren de Aragua member, for being unlawfully present in the U.S. Martinez is a citizen of Venezuela and illegally crossed the border in Texas.”
#HSI Los Angeles and @EROLosAngeles administratively arrested Yonaiker Martinez Ramos aka Yonaiker Gallegos, a suspected Tren de Aragua member, for being unlawfully present in the U.S. Martinez is a citizen of Venezuela and illegally crossed the border in Texas. pic.twitter.com/rALtcVKoB9
— HSI Los Angeles (@HSILosAngeles) April 29, 2025
Sharing a Fox News video report, Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Tex.) quipped, “It won’t be long before another activist judge demands his release and Democrats hold a press conference in his honor.”
A Tren De Aragua leader arrested in California.
It won’t be long before another activist judge demands his release and Democrats hold a press conference in his honor. pic.twitter.com/UFFxC74oHk
— Wesley Hunt (@WesleyHuntTX) April 29, 2025
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— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 29, 2025
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