Venezuelan illegal alien, alleged Tren de Aragua leader in California, arrested on immigration charges

FoxNewscorrespondentBillMeluginhasthelatestonthecrackdownofillegalmigrantgangmemberson‘SpecialReport.’ AVenezuelanillegalalien,andallegedleaderoftheviolentTrendeAraguagang,wasarrestedinLosAngeleslastweek,theTrumpadministrationtoldFoxNewsonMonday. YonaikerGallegos,whohadbeenusingthenameYoniaker(sic)RafelMartinez-Ramos,wasalreadyinlocalcustodyinLACountyonmisdemeanorchargesforblankchecksandpossessionofadeceptivegovernmentID. HewaslocatedbyHomelandSecurityInvestigations(HSI)onApril22,accordingtoaseniorTrumpadministrationofficial.AgentswereabletodeterminethatMartinez-Ramoswaslikelyafakeidentityafterobtaininginformationabouttheitemsinhispossessionwhenhewasarrestedbylocalauthorities.  VENEZUELANGOVERNMENTUSESTRENDEARAGUAASPROXIESTOUNDERMINEUSPUBLICSAFETY,FBIASSESSMENTFINDS YonaikerGallegos,aVenezuelannationalandallegedTrendeAragualeader,wasalreadyinlocalcustodyinLosAngelesCountyonmisde