Americans warned to brace for SECOND wave of Venezuelan gangsters coming over the border as country’s prisons as at least 100 inmates are RELEASED: ‘These are killers’
- Venezuelan authorities announced they had freed at least 100 prisoners since Friday
- Other inmate cases under review so Communist regime can decide who else to set free next, authorities said
- Venezuelan criminals already linked to multiple high profile crimes throughout US
A second wave of Venezuela’s worst criminals could soon be rushing over the US border after being released from prison in their home country.
DailyMail.com was first to report on the first wave of Venezuelan gangsters to cross the border and filter into American cities – including henchmen for dictator Nicolas Maduro and members of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang.
Now, more gang bangers and thugs who had been locked away are being released, according to a government official.
‘Since Friday, we have been carrying out in the state of Miranda, an operation looking into preventative centers and prisons,’ Supreme Court of Justice Magistrate Edgar Gavidia said, adding that 100 prisoners had already been turned loose.
‘We’re looking case-by-case at anyone, giving justice to those who at one time made a mistake in their lives to expedite justice.’
Speaking to DailyMail.com by phone Monday, Miami immigration attorney Rolando Vazquez warned, ‘These are killers.’
From PolitiFact:
“DHS confirms that Venezuela empties prisons and sends violent criminals to our southern border,” Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, tweeted on Sept. 18.
A few days later, 13 Republican members of Congress joined Nehls in sending a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, requesting more information on “the intelligence report.” The letter claims DHS sent such a report to Border Patrol agents instructing them to “look for violent criminals from Venezuela among the migrant caravans heading towards the U.S.-Mexico border.”
The lawmakers’ letter says, “It has been widely reported that the Venezuelan regime, under the control of Nicolás Maduro Moros, is deliberately releasing violent prisoners early, including inmates convicted of ‘murder, rape, and extortion,’ and pushing them to join caravans heading to the United States.”
However, it cites only one article, from the politically conservative website Breitbart News. A Fox News story about this DHS report cites the same Breitbart article.
Breitbart’s story relies on “a source within” Customs and Border Protection who is “not authorized to speak to the media.” The story vaguely describes the DHS report. Other conservative information outlets such as The Epoch Times and The Center Square have also cited Breitbart’s article.
PolitiFact reached out to Nehls’ office asking for evidence and a copy of the report.
“Prove him wrong,” Taylor Hulsey, Nehl’s communications director responded.
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