Thus United States joined with Venezuela in a joint strike targeting Tren de Aragua leader Niño Guerrero, marking a new era of cooperation in the wake of former dictator Nicolàs Maduro&#8217;s arrest.
Trump shared details of the strike late on Friday evening — along with footage — touting the cooperation with Venezuela and saying that he was making good on his promise to eradicate the gangs no matter where they chose to hide.
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FROM <a href="https://x.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> — At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth. Before I returned to… <a href="https://t.co/2dXhF5IWoH">pic.twitter.com/2dXhF5IWoH</a>
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&#8220;At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth,&#8221; Trump posted, and then quickly pivoted to blame Biden.
&#8220;Before I returned to office, Joe Biden opened our Southern Border to millions of Illegal Criminals, and allowed this foreign army to rape, maim, and murder American Citizens with total impunity,&#8221; he said. &#8220;During my Campaign, I pledged to expel these monsters from our Country, and bring Justice to the families of those they slaughtered, including the precious 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, 22-year-old Laken Reilly, and countless other beautiful souls.&#8221;
&#8220;With this action, the United States Military has brought retribution for them, their families, and their loved ones,&#8221; Trump continued. &#8220;Early in my Administration, I delivered on my promise to designate Tren de Aragua as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, deport thousands of evil criminals, and wage war against the Cartels, who have long been waging war against our Citizens, while weak leaders left America helpless and defensive.&#8221;
Trump concluded his post by touting the cooperation between the United States and Venezuela, saying that because the two nations were working together, there was no safe place for such violent gang members to hide: &#8220;This action was coordinated closely with our friends in Venezuela, with whom we are working very well. As a result, Tren de Aragua terrorists no longer have safe haven in Venezuela or anywhere else and, under my leadership, we will find these vicious murderers and drugs lords anytime, anyplace, and send them to the depths of hell where they belong. GOD BLESS AMERICA!&#8221;
General Francis L. Donovan, head of U.S. Southern Command, also praised the joint operation with Venezuela: &#8220;We extend our gratitude to the Venezuelan security forces for their support to the successful joint operation against a Tren de Aragua compound that resulted in the death of the narco-terrorist organization’s leader &#8230; Guerrero was a wanted fugitive charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with ordering, directing, and facilitating acts of terrorism and violence in the United States.&#8221;
War Secretary Pete Hegseth describe the operation as proof that the United States and Venezuela were committed to taking the fight to those who would participate in narco-terrorism and &#8220;deny them any safe haven.&#8221;
&#8220;TdA founder &amp; leader Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, aka &#8216;Niño Guerrero,&#8217; was confirmed killed during the strike. The operation underscores the shared U.S. and Venezuelan commitment to take the fight to narco-terrorists and deny them any safe haven in our hemisphere. We will continue to work closely with security partners, like Venezuela — and counties in the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (A3C) partners — to take the fight to our enemies,&#8221; Hegseth posted.
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Earlier this week, the <a href="https://x.com/DeptofWar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DeptofWar</a> — in full collaboration with Venezuelan security forces — conducted a kinetic strike on a Tren de Aragua (TdA) compound in Venezuela. TdA founder &amp; leader Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, aka “Niño Guerrero,” was confirmed killed during the…
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U.S. Teams With Venezuela In Strike To Take Out Tren De Aragua Leader

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President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration carried out a recent crackdown on the Venezuelan gang known as Tren de Aragua, hitting 25 alleged members of the criminal organization with federal charges.
The Department of Justice <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/more-25-defendants-charged-nationwide-tren-de-aragua-crackdown-resulting-seizure-over-80">announced</a> Monday that it filed charges in six states against the accused gangbangers for firearms trafficking, drug trafficking, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, among others. Many of the accused are illegal immigrants from Venezuela, Colombia, and Honduras, the Justice Department said.
The operation took place the last week of April, resulting in the seizure of more than 80 firearms and roughly 18 kilograms of drugs, including fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, ketamine, MDMA, and Tusi, or pink cocaine, a mixed substance that contains ketamine and/or MDMA. Federal authorities also confiscated more than $100,000.
“In a few days, the Justice Department and its partners on Joint Task Force Vulcan carried out a nationwide takedown of vicious Tren de Aragua terrorist networks — depraved, violent offenders who have illegally invaded our country and preyed upon American communities,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement Monday.
“This effort underscores the Trump Administration’s dedication to restoring public safety, dismantling violent firearms and drug trafficking networks, and enforcing law and order,&#8221; Blanche said.
As part of the recent sweep, the Trump administration <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/two-venezuelan-nationals-charged-firearms-trafficking">targeted</a> two Venezuelan nationals in Colorado accused of selling numerous firearms to a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) undercover agent. The department said the pair came to the United States during former President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration.
Between October 2025 and April 2026, Wilmer Jose Bolano-Sanchez and Jeremmy Andres Boscan-Delfin sold seven firearms, including two firearms with obliterated serial numbers, to an undercover ATF agent, according to court documents. They also allegedly sold the undercover federal agent several high-capacity firearm magazines, including a 60-round drum magazine, and ammunition.
The undercover ATF agent, along with a confidential informant working with federal authorities, told the accused that they planned to take the guns to Mexico, according to court documents. Boscan-Delfin also allegedly sold tusi to the undercover agent, who said he was going to bring it to girls at a club in Colorado Springs.
Federal authorities arrested five individuals, three of whom are illegal immigrants living in Tennessee, for allegedly trafficking firearms and narcotics. Two of the accused are believed to be associates of Tren de Aragua or of the gang&#8217;s splinter faction “Anti-Tren.”
During multiple undercover operations targeting the group, federal authorities seized 25 firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, extended magazines, a drum magazine, more than $8,000 cash, as well as methamphetamine, MDMA, ketamine, and cocaine, according to the Justice Department. Eight of the 25 guns were previously reported as stolen, while two were tied to previous shootings that occurred in Nashville.
Three other illegal immigrants with alleged ties to Tren de Aragua are accused of working as associates of another federally charged defendant accused of having ties to the Venezuelan gang, according to the Justice Department. The associates allegedly were part of the sales of large amounts of narcotics and firearms that took place in Florida.
ATF agents seized 500 MDMA pills, two firearms, cocaine, ketamine, and methamphetamine while investigating the trio.
Since Trump&#8217;s second inauguration, the Justice Department has hit more than 260 members and associates of Tren de Aragua with federal charges.
Tren de Aragua originated as a prison gang in Venezuela. Its members began flooding across the U.S.-Mexico border when the Biden administration was releasing illegal migrants en masse.
A number of the gangbangers came across the border without tattoos or markings showing their affiliation with the gang, making it difficult for them to be easily identified by sight. The federal government at the time also had no cooperation with the Venezuelan regime to access criminal histories.
Many of the illegal border crossers ended up in cities like Aurora, Colorado, where they took over apartment complexes and terrorized residents.
The gang has also been tied to sex trafficking rings across the country and has made pink cocaine its drug of choice. A member of the gang also murdered 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley while she was out for a run in February 2024.
On the campaign trail, Trump pledged to carry out &#8220;Operation Aurora&#8221; to “target and dismantle every migrant criminal network operating on American soil.”

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A Georgia judge has denied a new trial for Laken Riley&#8217;s convicted killer, Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela.
Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard denied the Tren de Aragua gang member&#8217;s request for a new trial, writing in a Monday order that the evidence against him was both &#8220;overwhelming and powerful,&#8221; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/judge-ruling-new-trial-jose-ibarra-laken-riley-murder-conviction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to CBS News.
Ibarra was found guilty on ten charges, including murder, kidnapping, and aggravated assault with intent to rape, for killing Riley while she was jogging on the University of Georgia campus in Athens. The Venezuelan national was subsequently sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2024.
<div id="attachment_831201" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-831201" class="wp-image-831201 size-medium" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2064210746-300x200.jpg" alt="Supporters of former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump hold images of Laken Riley before he speaks at a &quot;Get Out the Vote&quot; rally in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024. Riley, a nursing student, has become the face of immigration reform after her murder allegedly by an illegal immigrant on February 22, 2024. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage / AFP) (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images)" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2064210746-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2064210746-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2064210746-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2064210746.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images</div>
Ibarra crossed the southern border illegally in September 2022 in El Paso, Texas, which was a popular smuggling route for the Venezuelan prison gang. He was subsequently released into the United States while his immigration case was pending and traveled to New York City, where he lived in a city-run shelter, <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/08/us-news/migrant-charged-with-murdering-laken-rileys-easy-path-to-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the New York Post.
While in New York, Ibarra was arrested for riding a gas-powered moped with a child and no helmet or restraint, but was released without a detainer being enforced.
He then fled to Georgia, where his brother was living, and killed 22-year-old Riley on February 22, 2024.
Riley fought for her life, refusing &#8220;to be his rape victim,&#8221; prosecutors said, adding that Ibarra &#8220;bashed her skull in with a rock repeatedly,&#8221; <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/15/us-news/laken-riley-murder-trial-to-begin-friday-in-georgia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the New York Post.
Ibarra&#8217;s roommate at the time later testified that he had received a taxpayer-funded ticket to fly south, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/us/laken-riley-murder-trial.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The New York Times. At the time, New York City was offering migrants travel accommodations to leave the city as it faced a crush of new arrivals from the border.
Riley&#8217;s killing became a flashpoint in the national immigration debate. President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act in 2025, requiring federal detention for illegal immigrants arrested for some crimes. He recently honored Riley&#8217;s parents during an event at the White House with Angel Families who&#8217;ve tragically lost loved ones at the hands of illegal immigrants.
Riley&#8217;s mother, Allyson Phillips, praised Trump&#8217;s work on border security, saying, &#8220;This happened to my family&#8230;and Laken was the most responsible, hardworking, kind, selfless, beautiful Christian and she wasn&#8217;t somebody that put herself in bad positions, she didn&#8217;t make bad choices, she was just a good girl.&#8221;
&#8220;She&#8217;s one in a ton of people that have suffered at the hands of illegal immigrants, she&#8217;s not the only one,&#8221; she added.

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A Venezuelan illegal immigrant who allegedly took part in a violent strangling death that led to an individual being stuffed into a suitcase and buried in a “remote” part of New Mexico was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on January 8, <a href="https://www.fox21news.com/news/local/tren-de-aragua-member-arrested/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox 21 News Colorado</a> reported.
Yorvis Michel Carrascal Campo, an alleged Tren de Aragua gang member, is one of 11 people indicted by the Justice Department in December in the case, as the victim was allegedly kidnapped by the group that later tried to hide the evidence of the crime in June 2024, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Carrascal Campo is one of seven individuals facing charges for “conspiracy to conduct racketeering activity, murder in aid of racketeering and drug trafficking conspiracy,” according to a DOJ press release prior to the arrest. DHS said he crossed the southern border into the United States illegally in October 2023 during the Biden-era border crisis, and he had a final order to exit the country in June 2024, just days before the murder occurred.
“Carrascal Campo’s crimes shock the conscience and are yet another example of the failed border policies of Joe Biden that RELEASED TdA gang members into American communities,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement first shared with The Daily Wire.
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He is one of five explicitly named in the indictment for “[carrying] out the TdA leader&#8217;s order to kill John Doe I by restraining and strangling John Doe I until John Doe I died” in Albuquerque. The victim was questioned regarding “his loyalty to TdA and his connections to rival gangs.”
The DOJ alleges that Carrascal Campo was one of three people who “cleaned up the scene of the murder to conceal the murder from law enforcement” and helped with burying the body.
In addition, the <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/media/1421321/dl?inline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indictment</a> said that Carrascal Campo “supplied” ketamine between May and June 2024 to those involved with TdA in New Mexico as a way to “manufacture and distribute tusi.” Tusi is better known as pink cocaine.
“Just last week, two vicious Tren de Aragua gang members—also let loose on American streets by Joe Biden—weaponized their vehicle against Border Patrol in Portland. These are the types of monsters our law enforcement is targeting. We are working around the clock to clean up the chaos caused by the Biden administration who let untold millions of illegal aliens including murderers, pedophiles, rapists, terrorists, and gang members pour into our country,” DHS said in a statement.
The arrest comes as ICE continues to apprehend illegals nationwide and faces protests throughout the country.

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Suspected Tren De Aragua Member Arrested In Brutal New Mexico Strangling Case

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It appears more criminals are trying to run over DHS agents. Last Thursday in Portland, Oregon, two criminals attempting to run over an ICE agent were shot. 
Now, you’re not hearing quite as much about this story as the story in Minneapolis. That’s because it wasn’t some white lesbian activist. In this case, as the <a href="https://katu.com/news/local/homeland-security-identifies-venezuelan-couple-shot-by-border-agent-in-portland-incident-dhs-cpb-tren-de-aragua-gang-prostitution-ring-luis-david-nico-moncada-yorlenys-betzabeth-zambrano-contreras">local news</a> in Portland reports, the two people who tried to run over the federal agent were a suspected gangster and his prostitute, both of whom appear to have ties to Tren de Aragua. 
This is another example of body camera footage and the facts vindicating law enforcement, totally upending the liberal narrative. The same thing happened in Minneapolis. In fact, the Left&#8217;s attempt to gin up these kinds of stories against cops goes all the way back to the Michael Brown case.
Here we have a very clear case: illegal immigrants associated with a particularly violent Venezuelan gang, running a human trafficking ring, trying to run over cops, who were then shot. It appears they weren’t killed, but they were stopped.
And yet, the Police Chief in Portland, Bob Day, had a different take on law enforcement preventing Latin American gangsters from running them over:
Watch:
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Portland Police Chief Bob Day deserves to be mocked.
This is pathetic. 
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— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) <a href="https://twitter.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2010013019842195757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2026</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote>And what I can say is there is an association with the two folks yesterday and TDA, Tren de Aragua. I hesitated to even share this information initially because I’m very aware of the historic injustice of victim blaming, oftentimes portrayed by law enforcement, including this very agency that I’ve represented so proudly for so many years — for just a moment, specifically to my Latino community. It’s sad and small, my goodness, that we even have to qualify these remarks, because I understand — or at least have attempted to understand through your voices — your concern, your fear, your anger. This information in no way is meant to condone or support or agree with any of the actions that occurred yesterday.</blockquote>
What actions occurred yesterday?
The actions that occurred were that Venezuelan gangsters, associated with a foreign terrorist organization, tried to run over a cop, and he shot them.
He says, “I hesitated to even share this information initially because I’m very aware of the historic injustice of victim blaming&#8230;&#8221;
The victim in this case being a Venezuelan pimp terrorist who was trying to run over a cop in America.
He says, “This information in no way is meant to condone…”
You don’t condone it? You should resign. You don’t condone federal law enforcement protecting itself against a terrorist trying to run them over? A pimp, Venezuelan illegal terrorist trying to run them over? You don’t condone that? Then you need to resign, because your judgment is severely impaired.
Portland’s police chief then starts crying. Crying? Even the most sensitive woman, the most opposed to violence, a dainty little gal with a modicum of common sense would not cry in this situation. If one were to cry in this situation, it would be on behalf of the poor law enforcement officer almost run over by these animals.
But no, he cries for the animals.
<h3><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1888-tren-de-aragua-members-get-shot-try-to-run-over-ice?elementPosition=6&amp;row=2&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+Episodes&amp;rowType=Horizontal+Show+Episodes+Carousel">WATCH: The Michael Knowles Show</a></h3>
So how do we prevent more incidents like these? Allow federal law enforcement to vigorously enforce the law. 
Because if we don&#8217;t, one of two things will happen. Either these people are going to run amok, which will result in more rioting and a lot of dead leftist agitators, as happened during BLM. When the politicians told the cops to stand down, BLM burned down cities across the country. Dozens of people caught up in the mob violence were killed, many of them sympathetic to BLM. The other option is police and federal agents not allowing themselves to be run over — whether by agitators, white ladies in Minneapolis, or foreign gangsters. Those are the only two options.
If you want fewer dead agitators, which I do, then allow law enforcement to do their job. I don&#8217;t celebrate the death of the lady in Minneapolis. I don&#8217;t even really celebrate when Tren de Aragua gang members are mowed down. I would much rather see them reformed. Let them repent and lead flourishing lives. 
So if you want those people not to be injured or killed, you need the law to be enforced. You need to smash some windows in the cars blocking ICE officers, move them out of the street, and let law enforcement do their job.

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Teary-Eyed Police Chief Says DHS Shot Tren De Aragua–Linked Suspects

Through Tears, Police Chief Says DHS Shot Tren De Aragua–Linked Suspects

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In a striking press conference on Friday, Portland Police Chief Bob Day admitted that the Department of Homeland Security was correct about a shooting involving alleged Tren de Aragua gang members &#8212; before Day broke down in tears about having to share the truth with the public.
Per DHS, two people were injured in a shooting on Thursday when a Border Patrol agent fired a defensive shot while conducting a targeted stop on a vehicle carrying two people allegedly affiliated with the Tren de Aragua gang. &#8220;When agents identified themselves to the vehicle occupants, the driver weaponized his vehicle and attempted to run over the law enforcement agents,&#8221; DHS said in a statement.
Police Chief Day admitted those involved in the shooting were indeed tied to TDA, a brutal Venezuela-based gang.
&#8220;What I can say is there is an association with the two folks yesterday and TDA,&#8221; Day admitted. &#8220;I hesitated to even share this information initially because I&#8217;m very aware of the historic injustice of victim-blaming oftentimes portrayed by law enforcement, including this very agency.&#8221;
&#8220;Historically, we have not been quick to disclose the potential criminal history of others, but I felt it was imperative because I was asked yesterday in the news conference what information we have,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;This is information we have. This in no way draws a through-line to the actions or the behaviors that occurred yesterday.&#8221;
Then, breaking down in tears, Day addressed the &#8220;Latino community.&#8221;
&#8220;It saddens &#8212; it saddens me that we even have to qualify these remarks,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Because I understand, or at least have attempted to understand through your voices, your concern, your fear, your anger &#8212; this information in no way meant to disparage or to condone or support or agree with any of the actions that occurred yesterday.&#8221;
The police chief added that it&#8217;s &#8220;important that we stay committed to the rule of law, that we stay committed to the facts, that we stay &#8230; trustworthy and legitimate.&#8221;
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Portland Police Chief Bob Day deserves to be mocked.
This is pathetic. 
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Journalist Andy Ngo underscored on X the city and state leadership&#8217;s commitment to condemning federal authorities, instead of reiterating the facts involved in the case from the start.
&#8220;The entire city and state leadership, all run by Democrats, organized an emergency press conference to condemn the federal agents, reject DHS&#8217; statement and to express support with the violent suspects, who they called the &#8216;victims,'&#8221; Ngo said. &#8220;Local and national media also misled the public about the shooting. A mob showed up to try to attack the ICE facility, leading to six arrests.&#8221;
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Portland Police <a href="https://twitter.com/ChiefBobDay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChiefBobDay</a> cries at a press conference after having to affirm that <a href="https://twitter.com/DHSgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DHSgov</a> was correct in stating that the illegal Venezuelan migrants accused of trying to run down Border Patrol have ties to Tren de Aragua. Chief Day admitted that he hesitated to share the… <a href="https://t.co/wxdT53yWsD">pic.twitter.com/wxdT53yWsD</a>
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/2009844404320653512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2026</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/live-updates-ice-agent-fatally-shoots-agitator-as-chaos-erupts-in-minneapolis?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Daily+Wire&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=LIVE+UPDATES%3A+Anti-ICE+Protesters+Harass+Minneapolis+Police+On+Wild+Night+Of+Demonstrations">LIVE UPDATES: Anti-ICE Protesters Harass Minneapolis Police On Wild Night Of Demonstrations</a>

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Blubbering Portland Police Chief Admits DHS Was Right About Border Patrol Shooting, Tren De Aragua

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Two illegal immigrants linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were shot after allegedly trying to run over U.S. Border Patrol agents in Portland on Thursday, according to federal authorities.
While Democratic leaders in Oregon&#8217;s sanctuary state have condemned the shooting and even called it &#8220;reckless,&#8221; the Trump administration has shared the rap sheets of the injured illegal immigrants that tell a different story.
The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that the two individuals are &#8220;suspected Tren de Aragua gang associates&#8221; who were &#8220;let loose on American streets by Joe Biden&#8221; and ultimately &#8220;weaponized their vehicle against Border Patrol in Portland.&#8221;
The pair of illegal immigrants allegedly refused to exit their vehicle as Border Patrol agents were attempting to arrest Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras, then tried to run the feds over, according to DHS.
DHS defended the agent who shot the two illegal immigrants, saying he &#8220;took immediate action to defend himself and others, shooting them.&#8221;
The vehicle&#8217;s driver, who is accused of trying to plow down the agents, was identified as suspected Tren de Aragua gangbanger Luis David Nico Moncada, who was released into the United States after crossing the border illegally in 2022, according to DHS.
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Yesterday, two suspected Tren de Aragua gang associates—let loose on American streets by Joe Biden—weaponized their vehicle against Border Patrol in Portland. The agent took immediate action to defend himself and others, shooting them.
The driver of the vehicle, Luis David Nico… <a href="https://t.co/E7qHKKfp6b">pic.twitter.com/E7qHKKfp6b</a>
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a href="https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/2009638506339926497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2026</a></blockquote>
Since he entered the United States, Moncada racked up arrests for DUI and unauthorized use of a vehicle, along with a deportation order from an immigration judge, DHS said.
The passenger, Zambrano-Contreras, was tagged by DHS as an &#8220;associate&#8221; of Tren de Aragua, who crossed the border illegally in 2023 before she was released into the country.
Since then, she&#8217;s &#8220;played an active role in a Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and was involved with a prior shooting in Portland,&#8221; DHS said.
Tren de Aragua&#8217;s prostitution rings are widespread across the country and have become a cash cow for the gang.
Thursday&#8217;s shooting comes just one day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Renee Good, 37, in Minneapolis.
The Trump administration said the ICE officer fired &#8220;defensive shots&#8221; against Good, who they said was obstructing agents and committing acts of &#8220;domestic terrorism.&#8221;
Democratic leaders in Minnesota, however, have defended Good&#8217;s actions and accused the ICE officer of murder.

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Meet The Tren de Aragua-Tied Illegals Who DHS Says Tried To Run Over Border Agents In Portland

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A suspected member of the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua attempted to run over federal immigration officers in Portland, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
One Border Patrol officer pulled a gun and fired a “defensive shot” at the vehicle. The suspected gang member and his passenger, also suspected of gang ties, sped off.
“At 2:19 PST, US Border Patrol agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop in Portland, Oregon. The passenger of the vehicle and target is a Venezuelan illegal alien affiliated with the transnational Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and involved in a recent shooting in Portland,” Homeland Security said. “The vehicle driver is believed to be a member of the vicious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. When agents identified themselves to the vehicle occupants, the driver weaponized his vehicle and attempted to run over the law enforcement agents.”
“Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired a defensive shot. The driver drove off with the passenger, fleeing the scene,” the statement continued.
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At 2:19 PST, US Border Patrol agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop in Portland, Oregon. The passenger of the vehicle and target is a Venezuelan illegal alien affiliated with the transnational Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and involved in a recent shooting in…
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a href="https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/2009427948541993323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2026</a></blockquote>
The department released the statement after <a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-shooting-oregon-5eeffe06106f711b8a17f6072ad9b53d">reports</a> began to circulate that federal immigration agents shot and wounded two people in Portland. It was not immediately clear if the reports and the statement from Homeland Security are related.
The shooting in Portland comes a day after an ICE agent fatally <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/violent-agitator-who-tried-to-run-over-ice-agents-in-minneapolis-fatally-shot-by-feds-dhs-says">shot</a> a woman in Minneapolis. The woman had blocked a road with her vehicle. As federal officers exited their vehicles and approached her vehicle, requesting she exit hers, the woman backed up before pulling her car forward. One officer in front of the car then fired a fatal shot at the woman.
The Department of Homeland Security defended the ICE agents’ conduct, calling the incident “an act of domestic terrorism.”
“This is the direct <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/minnesota-shooting-comes-amid-record-surge-in-violent-threats-and-assaults-against-ice-agents?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Minnesota+Shooting+Comes+Amid+Record+Surge+In+Violent+Threats+And+Assaults+Against+ICE+Agents">consequence</a> of constant attacks and demonization of our officers by sanctuary politicians who fuel and encourage rampant assaults on our law enforcement who are facing 1,300% increase in assaults against them and an 8,000% increase in death threats,” the agency said.
The event sparked mass demonstrations in Minneapolis. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz threatened to call in the National Guard and called for mass protests across the United States against immigration officers.

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Suspected Gang Member ‘Weaponized’ Vehicle Against Border Patrol Agents In Portland, DHS Says

White House Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller fired back after a 60 Minutes correspondent accused CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of yanking a story about the Trump administration’s deportation of hundreds of immigrants to CECOT for “political reasons.”
“This is another pathetic 60 Minutes hatchet job. They are trying to tell sob stories about Tren de Aragua gang members who drill holes in people’s hands, who rape and murder little girls?” Miller <a href="https://grabien.com/story?id=562966&amp;utm_source=cliplist&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=cliplist20251224&amp;utm_content=story562966">said</a>.
“You actually have somebody, from the outside, new, who’s trying to actually act like an adult over at 60 Minutes and say, ‘Hey, wait a minute, you failed to talk to the administration, you failed to put in any sort of context, whatsoever, for the story, and so she’s decided to pause the story and now there’s an open revolt at 60 Minutes,” Fox News host Charles Hurt said to Miller. “First of all, were you contacted at all about this package, and what do you make of all of it?”
“I don’t remember anybody reaching out to me,” Miller replied. “Of course, as you know people put things at the comms inboxes and general feedback comments, but I don’t remember getting anything.”
“But more fundamentally, this is another pathetic 60 Minutes hatchet job,” he continued. “They are trying to tell sob stories about Tren de Aragua gang members who drill holes in people’s hands, who rape and murder little girls? This is the gang who kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered Jocelyn Nungaray. Remember her? That precious 12-year-old girl from Texas who was taken from her mom and went through horrors none of us can imagine?”
“And you have these 60 Minute producers who are living in comfort and security in their West End condos trying to make us feel sympathetic for these monsters?” he asked rhetorically. “Have you seen the tattoos, the face tattoos, the body tattoos on these killers? Would one 60 Minutes producer or writer agree to spend 30 minutes — I’ll make a deal. We will pick one person at random that we sent to CECOT, just a random lottery drawing, and they will spend one day, overnight, in your apartment.”
“Who is taking that deal at 60 Minutes? Nobody, because they know that these are monsters who got exactly what they deserved,” he declared. “Because under President Trump, we are not going to let little girls get raped and murdered anymore. And every one of those producers at 60 Minutes engaged in this revolt, fire them. Clean house, fire them. That’s what I say, Charlie.”
“And yet, somehow, they’re the compassionate ones and you’re the mean ones. But we’re glad you&#8217;re the mean ones and getting the job done,” Hurt concluded.
“I held that story because it was not ready,” Weiss <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/business/media/cbs-news-bari-weiss-60-minutes.html">said</a>, adding that the story had been reported by other news organizations. “The public knows that Venezuelans have been subjected to horrific treatment in this prison.”
The Daily Wire previously<a href="applewebdata://3CD6EBF5-83C4-49D9-9C71-580D795F3B88/v"> reported</a>:
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Weiss prevented the segment on El Salvador’s CECOT prison from airing on Sunday over concerns that the piece lacked important information, such as “the Trump administration’s argument for why it sent 252 Venezuelans to CECOT.” She stated in a memo to CBS News staffers:
Last month, many outlets, most notably The New York Times, exposed the horrific conditions at CECOT. Our story presents more of these powerful testimonies—and putting those accounts into the public record is valuable in and of itself. But if we’re going to run another story about a topic that has by now been much-covered, we need to advance it. Among the ways to do so: does anyone in the administration or anyone prominent who defended the use of the Alien Enemies Act now regret it in light of what these Venezuelans endured at CECOT? That’s a question I’d like to see asked and answered.”
“At present, we do not present the administration’s argument for why it sent 252 Venezuelans to CECOT. What we have is Karoline Leavitt’s soundbite claiming they are evildoers in America (rapists, murderers, etc.). But isn’t there much more to ask in light of the torture that we are revealing?” Weiss asked. “Tom Homan and Stephen Miller don’t tend to be shy. I realize we’ve emailed the DHS spox, but we need to push much harder to get these principals on the record.”
In her third point, Weiss criticized one of the angles of the “60 Minutes” segment, arguing that it focused too much on the illegal immigrants sent to CECOT who do not have criminal histories and not enough on the violent criminals who have been removed from America.
“The data we present paints an incongruent picture. Of the 252 Venezuelans sent to CECOT, we say nearly half have no criminal histories. In other words, more than half do have criminal histories. We should spend a beat explaining this,” Weiss said. “We then say that only 8 of the 252 have been sentenced in America for violent offenses. But what about charged? My point is that we should include as much as we can possibly know and understand about these individuals.”
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Zach Jewell contributed to this story.

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U.S. forces carried out a tenth strike on a suspected drug boat, killing six Tren de Aragua &#8220;narco-terrorists&#8221; Thursday night in the Caribbean, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said.
The &#8220;lethal kinetic strike&#8221; was the first to take place in the dead of night. It comes as the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/another-drug-boat-blown-to-pieces-after-ninth-u-s-strike-on-narco-terrorists?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Another+Drug+Boat+Blown+To+Pieces+After+Ninth+U.S.+Strike+On+%E2%80%98Narco-Terrorists%E2%80%99">Trump</a> administration ramps up a campaign of pressure against the Venezuelan regime over drug trafficking in the region.
&#8220;The vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics,&#8221; Hegseth wrote on X of the hit, which took place in international waters.
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Overnight, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Tren de Aragua (TdA), a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO), trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean Sea.
The vessel was known by our… <a href="https://t.co/lVlw0FLBv4">pic.twitter.com/lVlw0FLBv4</a>
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&#8220;If you are a narco-terrorist smuggling drugs in our hemisphere, we will treat you like we treat Al-Qaeda. Day or NIGHT, we will map your networks, track your people, hunt you down, and kill you,&#8221; he added.
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Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, on whom the Trump administration has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-hikes-bounty-on-venezuelas-maduro-to-50m" target="_blank" rel="noopener">placed</a> a $50 million bounty, labeled the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/another-drug-boat-blown-to-pieces-after-ninth-u-s-strike-on-narco-terrorists?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Another+Drug+Boat+Blown+To+Pieces+After+Ninth+U.S.+Strike+On+%E2%80%98Narco-Terrorists%E2%80%99">strikes</a> as “a military attack on civilians who were not at war and were not militarily threatening any country,” while accusing Trump of “seeking a regime change” in the Latin American country.
Trump has signed off on a covert CIA operation in Venezuela against Maduro, who he believes is complicit in the drug trafficking campaign.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/b-1-bombers-buzz-venezuela-as-trump-floats-land-strikes-against-drug-cartels">B-1 bombers</a> also flew within 50 miles of Venezuela in a massive show of force Thursday.
U.S. Air Force and Marines flew B-52 bombers and F-35B jet fighters last week near an island off the coast of Venezuela in a show of force.
Trump said Thursday that drug trafficking along waterways has plummeted as a result of U.S. military strikes.
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“Now, they’re coming in by land, and even the land is concerned because I told them that’s going to be next,” the president <a href="https://x.com/JewishWarrior13/status/1981470436345938164" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “We may go to the Congress and tell them about it, but I can’t imagine they would have any problem with it. I think, in fact, while we’re here, I think it’s a good idea, Pete, you go to Congress, you tell them about it. What are they going to do? Say, ‘gee, we don’t want to stop drugs pouring in?’ They’re killing 300,000 people per year.”
On Wednesday, Maduro claimed that thousands of Russian-made anti-air missiles are at the ready to handle threats.
“Any military force in the world knows the power of the Igla-S and Venezuela has no less than 5,000” of the missiles, Maduro said, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/americas/maduro-trump-venezuela-military-intl-hnk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>.
Trump said last week that Maduro desperately offered “everything” to the U.S.
“He’s offered everything,” <a href="https://x.com/cspan/status/1979251067029246356" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Trump. “You know why? Because he doesn’t want to f*** around with the United States.”
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‘Narco-Terrorists’: U.S. Destroys Tren De Aragua Drug Boat In Caribbean, Hegseth Says

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A Tren de Aragua gang member who was seen in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/video-shows-armed-men-walking-through-co-apt-building-after-official-warned-of-venezuelan-gang-takeover">viral video</a> last year, armed and forcing his way into an Aurora, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-wanted-in-brutal-colorado-kidnapping-caught-hiding-in-chicago">Colorado</a>, apartment complex taken over by the gang, was handed a 12-year prison sentence.
Niefred Serpa-Acosta was involved in the armed break-in at the Edge at Lowry apartments on Aug. 18, 2024, as well as a brutal kidnapping of a couple at the complex the following December. An Arapahoe County judge sentenced Serpa-Acosta last month after he entered a guilty plea, <a href="https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/man-pleads-guilty-viral-aurora-apartment-video/73-33799e28-2622-4b76-8d03-24128e678741" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to 9 News.
Minutes after the armed gang members stormed the apartments, a fatal shooting took place, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/aurora-crime-involving-venezuelans-police-arrest-warrants-men-shooting-12th-dallas-street/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">according to CBS Denver</a>.
The Venezuelan gang member, however, successfully fled the scene.
Police in Aurora later captured Serpa-Acosta, who was dressed as a woman and wearing a wig, for his role in the couple&#8217;s kidnapping which the woman was pistol-whipped and the husband was stabbed in the thigh.
He later pleaded guilty to a burglary with intent to menace and assault the people inside the apartment and to using a weapon during the attack, according to 9 News.
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When Serpa-Acosta took part in the apartment takeover with five others, he was already ordered deported by an immigration judge, Homeland Security sources told The Daily Wire. The Biden administration released him from ICE custody a month before and after he had already racked up two arrests for theft.
It is likely that Serpa-Acosta couldn&#8217;t be deported because the Biden administration was unable to force Venezuela to accept removal flights. Shortly after entering office, the Trump administration brokered a deal with the Maduro regime to resume the flights.
Serpa-Acosta also admitted his gang ties to the feds and had the organization&#8217;s signature tattoos, the sources said.
The illegal immigrant crossed the border into El Paso, Texas, in December 2022 and was set to be turned back to Mexico, but he was eventually released into the U.S.
He was arrested in June 2023 in Lakewood, Colorado, for theft before he was again released. He then turned up in Fort Collins, where he was arrested in April 2024 for another theft.
He was eventually let go again and arrested for a third time for resisting an officer, obstructing police, and larceny in another Denver suburb; ICE then took him into custody.
All the while, officials in Colorado, including Democratic Gov. Jared <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/08/29/us-news/colorado-gov-jared-polis-dismisses-migrant-gang-takeover-of-aurora-apartments-as-imagination/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Polis</a>, denied the gang&#8217;s takeover of apartment complexes in Aurora.
While on the campaign trail, President Donald <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/11/trump-operation-aurora-targeting-undocumented-criminals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump</a> pledged to carry out &#8220;Operation Aurora&#8221; to target the gang&#8217;s foothold in the Denver suburb. Immigration raids soon took place in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ice-targets-over-100-venezuelan-gang-members-in-raid-at-aurora-colorado-apartment-complex">Colorado</a>, resulting in the arrests of dozens of gang members.

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Tren De Aragua Member Caught On Video Breaking Into Colorado Apartment Gets 12-Year Prison Sentence

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The sanctuary city of Chicago apparently provided a hiding place for an illegal immigrant who ran from the law in Colorado after a brutal kidnapping.
Venezuelan illegal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/migrant-child-rapist-who-entered-u-s-under-biden-era-scheme-sentenced-to-over-a-decade-behind-bars?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=9&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Migrant+Child+Rapist+Who+Entered+U.S.+Under+Biden-Era+Scheme+Sentenced+To+Over+A+Decade+Behind+Bars">immigrant</a> Jorman Jose Cuba-Zabala allegedly took part in the kidnapping and torture of a migrant couple on December 17, 2024, at an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado, that was taken over by members of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua.
The apartments, The Edge at Lowry, were also the site of a viral <a href="https://kdvr.com/news/local/video-shows-group-of-men-carrying-guns-at-troubled-aurora-apartment-complex/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> where armed Tren de Aragua gang members were seen trying to force their way into units.
Days after the kidnapping, Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain <a href="https://www.auroragov.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=16242704&amp;pageId=20618509&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawNaN3xleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF2T2EzejNITmZncGRKbWdUAR7-IRvzYtbxo21H52DTJxW1CtAnHDxHGtdDx8YLCjFFbvYmm8HV0uwpUYZv0Q_aem_wEtaCnRBIeqgFv-hGKajlw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the attack was “100% gang activity.”
But police at the time were still looking for some of the suspects, including Cuba-Zabala.
The Chicago Police Department arrested Cuba-Zabala on April 28 after he was allegedly caught shoplifting two pairs of sunglasses valued at over $800, according to the Aurora Police Department. Officials then extradited him to Colorado earlier this month to face justice in the kidnapping case.
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Roughly a dozen armed suspects took part in forcing the couple into a vacant apartment, where the couple was bound, threatened, and assaulted. Some of the attackers also robbed the apartment, police said.
Cuba-Zabala was the last of the alleged attackers to get nabbed.
He was let into the country under the Biden administration after he crossed the border in June 2023, before he went on to Colorado, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire.
And DHS blamed Chicago’s sanctuary laws for protecting the alleged criminal migrant in the Colorado case.
“It’s no surprise this career criminal chose to flee to sanctuary Chicago, where he knows JB Pritzker will protect him from deportation. Law enforcement extradited him to Aurora, Colorado, to face justice for his heinous crimes,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doubling-down-noem-says-ice-will-open-even-more-facilities-in-chicago?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Doubling+Down%E2%80%99%3A+Noem+Says+ICE+Will+Open+Even+More+Facilities+In+Chicago">Trump</a> administration has focused its efforts to crack down on illegal immigration in Chicago and has sought to deploy hundreds of National Guard soldiers there to restore calm amid a surge in anti-ICE violence. While the deployment remains on pause due to an ongoing lawsuit, ICE and Border Patrol agents are working to arrest illegal immigrants and anti-ICE agitators who are breaking the law.
In one recent raid in the Windy City, hundreds of federal agents descended into an apartment complex that was said to be overrun with Tren de Aragua members, <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/10/06/dhs-debunks-governor-pritzkers-harmful-lies-about-operation-midway-blitz-chicago" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to DHS.
Cuba-Zabala faces four counts of second-degree kidnapping, four charges of aggravated robbery, two charges of menacing with a deadly weapon, and two charges of extortion in Colorado.
In an effort to arrest and remove Cuba-Zabala as soon as possible, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer with local authorities to ensure he’s not released from custody. Authorities in Colorado, however, are hamstrung by sanctuary laws that prevent them from working with federal immigration agents.

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Illegal Immigrant Wanted In Brutal Colorado Kidnapping Caught Hiding In Chicago

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