"The brother of the illegal migrant charged with brutally murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has ties to a dangerous Venezuelan gang responsible for a terrifying wave of violence in the Big Apple, according to new court documents. Diego Ibarra, 29, was arrested for carrying a fake green card that he used to get a job at the University of Georgia, the same campus where his 22-year-old brother, Jose, is accused of murdering Riley while she was out for a run. Prosecutors say Diego appears to be affiliated with the Tren de Aragua gang, known as TdA, based on his tattoos, attire and use of gang signs in social media pictures.

The gang was described in court docs as being responsible for recent violent confrontations with law enforcement and civilian victims in New York and elsewhere throughout the United States. That allegedly includes a string of violent phone robberies in New York City, where moped-driving members are accused of being those seen dragging victims to the ground to snatch their devices.

Ibarra has tattoos linked to the gang, including a five-point crown on the left side of his neck and a five-pointed stars on the right side of his neck, according to documents filed Wednesday at the US Middle District of Georgia.

Tren de Aragua was formed in the mid- to late 2000s in the Tocoron prison in Aragua, Venezuela, where it gets its name, according to the court documents."

https://nypost.com/2024/03/07/us-news/brother-of-laken-rileys-suspected-killer-has-ties-to-venezuela-gang-prosecutors