Trump Officials Give Statement Following Arrest
Well, well, well—would you look at that? Turns out enforcing immigration law actually works! In just a matter of weeks, President Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and border czar Tom Homan have set loose ICE agents to do what they were supposed to be doing all along—rounding up violent criminals who never should have been here in the first place.
And let’s be clear: the left’s predictable meltdown over this crackdown is as ridiculous as ever. While they clutch their pearls and lament the “inhumane” treatment of our so-called “friends and neighbors,” the reality is that the folks ICE is picking up are exactly the kind of people no sane American wants living next door. Case in point? Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco—a ringleader in Tren de Aragua, the vicious Venezuelan prison gang that has turned entire American cities into war zones.
Pacheco was caught in one of these nationwide ICE sweeps, and just in time. Because as Noem revealed on Fox & Friends, this guy wasn’t just dabbling in petty crime—he was actively trying to buy grenades. That’s right, grenades. Not a pistol, not a rifle—actual explosives.
Tren de Aragua ringleader Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco, 25, arrested in NYC during a pre-dawn ICE raid.
This violent criminal, wanted for a kidnapping tied to the Aurora, CO break-in, was hiding across from an elementary school.
Trump’s crackdown is cleaning up the streets!… pic.twitter.com/psLyOkk82O
— Unknown Ruler (@unknownruler8) January 28, 2025
Now, you have to ask yourself: What exactly was this guy planning to do with a stash of grenades? It doesn’t take a genius to figure it out. This is the kind of unchecked lawlessness that flourished under Biden’s disastrous open-border policies. Criminals like Pacheco weren’t just getting in—they were thriving, spreading their operations to at least 16 states, including Colorado, where his gang terrorized neighborhoods in Aurora.
But here’s the best part—despite all the hysterical wailing from Democratic politicians, the actual people in these communities are thrilled that ICE is finally cleaning house. Noem described how she saw firsthand the gratitude from everyday Americans—parents walking their kids to school, people heading to work—who quietly thanked the officers for making their streets safe again.
In my Congressional District in the Bronx, ICE detained Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco, a violent gang leader wanted for kidnapping. I strongly favor surgically removing violent criminals, especially gang leaders, from the Bronx.
If you are among the activists who want to open your… pic.twitter.com/QNT3RwKmTw
— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) January 29, 2025
That’s the thing the left refuses to acknowledge: law-abiding Americans—especially legal immigrants—want immigration laws enforced. They don’t want criminals running wild. They don’t want their neighborhoods turned into gang warzones. They want exactly what the Trump administration is delivering—law, order, and security.
And if that wasn’t enough, Noem also wasted no time reversing one of the final disasters left behind by the Biden administration: the last-minute extension of Temporary Protected Status for 600,000 Venezuelan “refugees.” That’s right—just before leaving office, Alejandro Mayorkas tried to cement Biden’s open-border legacy by handing out de facto amnesty to hundreds of thousands of people. Noem shut that down immediately.