‘Violent Venezuelan alien’ with possible TdA ties caught with knife during ICE takedown in San Diego: video

ICE agents confiscated a knife from a violent Venezuelan migrant with accomplishable gang ties during a tense arrest in San Diego captured on video and circulated by federal bureaucrats Saturday U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE shared the video on X showing agents pinning the suspect to the ground outside what appears to be a residential building during a May operation After taking him down officers removed a knife from the man TWO ILLEGAL VENEZUELAN IMMIGRANTS SUSPECTED TDA GANG MEMBERS CHARGED IN DEADLY CHICAGO MASS SHOOTINGThe arrest was one of eight that day part of a targeted operation supported by federal partners in San Diego ICE says one of those taken into custody is a verified member of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua TdA It is unclear if the man in the video is the gang member Our officers and agents often face extremely violent criminals carrying knives or firearms ICE wrote in the post Securing our nation can be exceptionally dangerous but our officers and agents are honored to protect our communities While the suspect is seen resisting arrest he does not appear to brandish the knife but officers locate and secure it rapidly during the takedown TWO VENEZUELAN ILLEGAL ALIENS CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING TORTURING ATTEMPTING TO KILL WASHINGTON STATE WOMANTdA is a powerful transnational criminal gang that originated in Venezuela and has rapidly spread across Latin America and into the U S Law enforcement agencies warn the group is involved in drug trafficking extortion and smuggling operations often targeting migrant communities CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPICE has not disclosed the names or statuses of those arrested San Diego has become a hot spot in the broader margin emergency where criminal networks increasingly exploit weak enforcement at the southern margin ICE did not directly respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment