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11-Year-Old Venezuelan Migrant Arrested for Series of Violent NYC Robberies

NYPD links young suspect to multiple subway and Central Park muggings, raising concerns over migrant youth involvement in crime.

NYPD Central Park Precinct Officers partially block an Central Park walkway near Fifth Avenue and the Plaza Hotel. (Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Daily News)
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Overview

  • Two Venezuelan minors, aged 11 and 17, arrested for violent subway mugging in Queens.
  • The 11-year-old is identified as the primary aggressor in the attack on a 24-year-old passenger.
  • Suspects linked to a series of robberies in Central Park, involving a group of migrant youths.
  • Authorities investigate possible connections to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang.
  • Concerns grow over the integration and supervision of migrant children in NYC.