ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Florida Highway Patrol on Thursday made what state and federal authorities said was the first arrest in the United States under the Alien Enemies Act, the Department of Homeland Securities announced Friday.
Franklin Jose Jimenez-Bracho, who is a suspected member of the Tren de Aragua gang of Venezuela, was apprehended after being steered into a group of FHP troopers and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Homeland Security Task Force Orlando authorities, according to the FDLE.
Authorities said many members of Tren de Aragua are suspected of human trafficking and smuggling. Jimenez-Bracho’s arrest is part of an ongoing investigation, FDLE said…