Ice Denver Arrests Tren De Aragua Member With Multiple Criminal Convictions

U.S. Customs and Immigration (ICE) Denver announced Friday day that it has captured a personnel of an ultra-violent Venezuelan pack who had a last deportation order. 

"ICE Denver officers arrested Joel Matos-Nieto, 23, a criminal alien from Venezuela and personnel of nan world pack Tren de Aragua pinch a last bid of removal April 23," according to nan national migration authorities. "Matos has convictions for centrifugal conveyance theft, obstructing a constabulary serviceman and criminal mischief."

Joel Matos-Nieto was arrested by ICE Denver connected a last removal bid aft criminal convictions.  (ICE Denver)

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DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital earlier Friday that President Donald Trump's crackdown connected pack crime, which included labeling Tren de Aragua (TdA) arsenic a violent organization, has resulted successful nan arrests of much than 600 TdA members during his first 100 days successful office. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to ICE Denver for further accusation connected Matos-Nieto's criminal history. 

Joel Matos-Nieto, suspected personnel of Tren de Aragua, was arrested connected a last removal bid by ICE Denver. (ICE Denver)

14 DETAINED IN ARMED AURORA, COLORADO HOME INVASION ARE LIKELY ILLEGAL GANG MEMBERS: POLICE

The apprehension comes connected nan heels of Thursday's news that a erstwhile New Mexico judge and his woman were arrested for alleged grounds tampering and harboring a suspected TdA pack member successful their Las Cruses home. 

Ex-judge Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano and his wife, Nancy Cano, are accused of inviting Cristhian Ortega-Lopez to unrecorded successful their home. Ortega-Lopez reportedly crossed into nan United States illegally successful December 2023, but was released from custody pending a removal proceeding owed to overcrowding. 

An HSI supplier escorts erstwhile Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano retired of his location connected Thursday, April 24, 2025.   (Courtesy of KFOX14)

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He first met nan Canos erstwhile he did repairs connected their home. 

Ortega-Lopez was arrested by national authorities successful February, and Joel Cano resigned from his station soon thereafter successful March.