The Department of Homeland Security said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 131 people it identified as gang-affiliated from Oct. 4 through Oct. 10. DHS reported that 22 of those arrested were affiliated with MS-13 and 13 with Tren de Aragua, also known as TdA. The figures and descriptions come from the department; the supplied account does not include independent confirmation or responses from the people named.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin praised ICE personnel in a statement and credited President Donald Trump’s leadership with the administration’s efforts against gangs and cartels. The department also said ICE has made 12,018 gang-related arrests since Trump returned to office in 2025. The source does not provide a breakdown of that cumulative figure or explain how DHS determines gang affiliation.
DHS identified several people among the arrests. Gustavo Adolfo Flores-Ramirez, a Salvadoran national described by the department as an MS-13 member, was arrested in Las Vegas on Wednesday. DHS said El Salvador wants him for alleged aggravated homicide, aggravated femicide, rape of a minor or incapacitated person, firearms-related offenses, illicit grouping and crimes involving public peace.
The department said Flores-Ramirez was arrested in the United States in September 2021 and deported to Mexico, then entered the country again illegally at an unknown date. DHS said it does not know when his first illegal entry occurred. The supplied account does not provide details about the underlying allegations in El Salvador or any court findings.
Jose Luis Perez-Arrias, a Venezuelan national whom DHS described as a TdA member and suspected hitman for the gang, was arrested in Tallahassee, Florida, on Wednesday. DHS said he entered the United States illegally in October 2023, was apprehended by Border Patrol agents and was released into the country. The account does not include further information about the basis for the suspected hitman designation or any charges in his case.
Another arrest took place in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. DHS identified the person as Emerson Jossiel Calderon-Hernandez, a Salvadoran national and suspected MS-13 member. The department said he entered the country illegally in August 2012 and was released into the country. DHS listed prior arrests for second-degree assault, attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, armed robbery, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment and false imprisonment. The source does not say whether those cases resulted in convictions.
In Denver, ICE arrested an unnamed 14-year-old from Venezuela on Tuesday, according to DHS. The department said the teenager is associated with Los Piratas, which it described as a TdA faction, and was carrying a Glock 48 pistol illegally. DHS said the youth faces charges including first-degree murder, first-degree assault, kidnapping, aggravated criminal extortion, illegal discharge of a weapon and conspiracy. The material does not provide details on the alleged incidents, the status of the charges or the teenager’s legal representation.
The arrests and allegations described by DHS concern separate cases and should not be treated as findings of guilt. The supplied report provides no responses from the named individuals or their representatives and does not describe the legal proceedings connected to the listed allegations.
