ICE sparks uproar after storming child’s birthday, believing it was a dangerous Tren de Aragua gang assembly

A lot of people were arrested, even kids, but none of them were gang members, and the raid ended up turning the celebration into a nightmare.

For months, Trump, border czar Tom Homan, and deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller have been deporting as many individuals as they can while ICE has been subjecting innocent people to traumatising arrests.

Multitudes were upset, scared, and confused during the raid, which led to a lot of criticism of ICE and the ways the Trump administration does things.

Why did ICE raid the birthday party?

Federal immigration officers break up a birthday party on the grounds that it was a Tren de Aragua gathering. Their claims are still unsupported by any evidence. Apparently, none of them were in a gang or had a history of crime.

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The Trump administration arrested dozens of people at five in the morning during a raid in Texas in March, as per a report by New Republic.

Who was actually arrested?

Two months later, according to The Texas Tribune, the "Tren de Aragua gathering" they busted was actually a birthday party, and none of the individuals they detained had any criminal histories or even gang affiliations.

It is unclear whether all of the 47 people who were arrested, including nine children, were present at the birthday celebration. The Texas police and ICE officers who conducted the raid on the birthday celebration even threatened the families and their kids by attacking them with flash grenades.

One of the arrested men claimed that he was celebrating his son's fifth birthday and his best friend's 28th birthday at a house they rented for the weekend when "we all started shouting that there were babies—'Babies, there's babies,'" he said, as quoted in a report by New Republic.

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Based on the widely disproved theory that members of Tren de Aragua have particular tattoos, ICE also profiled one of the partygoers for his ink.

What’s the fallout from this incident?

The Tribune named 35 Venezuelans who are in custody, although ICE has declined to provide their names. Some were released with ankle monitors after weeks of ICE detention. Due to missing too many days of school, one of the kids was even expelled from school.

In order to prevent future incidents, Muzaffar Chishti, head of the Migration Policy Institute, stressed the significance of challenging charges against suspected gang members. He maintained that if the accused member is denied the opportunity to challenge the claims, the subsequent individual will likewise suffer the same outcome.

FAQs

Was anyone at the party involved in a gang?
No, ICE found no gang affiliations or criminal records for any of the individuals who were arrested.

Why did ICE believe it was a gang gathering?
They responded to a false tip and profiled guests based on tattoos and heritage.