Overview

• A group of Venezuelan migrants involved in illegal activities including drug dealing and possession of firearms were arrested in the Bronx, New York.
• The migrants had previously been detained by US Border Patrol but were released into the US due to overcrowded processing centers.
• Several of the migrants failed to appear for their asylum processing appointments and have extensive criminal records.
• Federal agents conducted multiple raids on the Bronx home, recapturing some of the migrants and lodging detainer requests for others.
• One of the migrants remains at large, causing concern among local residents and the landlord of the property.