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Tren de Aragua Gang Member Arrested in Maine Has Been Deported to Ecuador

Edward TomicBy Edward TomicMarch 10, 2025Updated:March 10, 20256 Comments1 Min Read2K Views
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An illegal alien who was arrested late last year and found to be a member of the Venezuelan transnational criminal street gang Tren de Aragua has been deported to Ecuador, U.S. Border Patrol Houlton Sector announced Sunday.

According to Border Patrol, a resident agent assigned to Maine’s Calais Station arrested the foreign national near Old Orchard Beach in December 2024 for illegal reentry after deportation.

Source: USBP Houlton Sector / Facebook

A subsequent investigation into the illegal alien revealed that he is a member of the Tren de Aragua gang, Border Patrol said.

After 77 days in jail, the alien has been deported to Ecuador, the agency said.

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin the process of designating various drug cartels and transnational gangs, including Tren de Aragua, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. That designation was officially enacted on Feb. 20.

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Edward Tomic is a reporter for The Maine Wire based in Southern Maine. He grew up near Boston, Massachusetts and is a graduate of Boston University. He can be reached at [email protected]

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DamDoc
DamDoc
1 year ago

I can hear the Unitarian church in Yarmouth now…. “But, but, but…. He was our neighbor…. I am deeply troubled we cannot just coexist…. Water is water, and love is love…. And we welcome all as our neighbors…. Red man BAD!”

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Eric H.
Eric H.
1 year ago

Oh Cool
The sound of water circling the bowl .
When in doubt flush twice .

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Joel
Joel
1 year ago

Once again the liberal state of Maine has welcomed another “New Mainer”. You can bet this isn’t the only one of these little bastards that are up here.

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Lowell
Lowell
1 year ago

If you want to go all 1984, embed a computer chip that will explode if he gets close to the boarder again. Can anyone say, ” 15 minute cities”? OR Digital ID perhaps? Sorry folks I really need to repent of that.

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Dee
Dee
1 year ago

Why was a Venezuelan deported to Ecuador?

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Ken Capron
Ken Capron
1 year ago

Could someone please explain why we deport these thugs? Aren’t they just going to find another way back. With the new knowledge they have gained about getting here and making it worth their while, aren’t they just bombs waiting to go off? They should be jailed pending execution – unless someone believes they will get rehabilitated in El Salvador.

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