Tren de Aragua gangbanger arrested in NYC drug bust was ordered deported after sneaking into US illegally

A Tren de Aragua goon arrested in a major New York City drug and gun bust had been ordered deported by an immigration judge in February — months before he allegedly took part in an armed Aurora, Colorado apartment invasion, The Post has learned.Edison Pena Angulo, 25, one of 15 suspected members of the Venezuelan migrant gang nabbed Wednesday, had illegally crossed the US border in 2023 but was turned loose because of overcrowded ICE facilities, sources revealed.Once free, Angulo apparently linked up with Denyeer Aramillo Meneses, 23, who likewise had entered the US illegally and got freed because of overcrowding.Meneses is now also a suspect in the caught-on-video Aurora burglary, sources said.The Venezuelan pair’s path took them from Colorado — where they’re wanted on warrants, along with four other men in the armed takeover — to the Bronx, where a dragnet of NYPD cops and US Homeland Security Investigation agents busted them early Wednesday.The reason why Angulo wasn’t deported — despite the judge’s February order — remained unclear, as did whether he actually showed up to immigration court, sources said.

The Tren de Aragua takedown sprang from a six-month investigation into the violent gang’s crimes, including a drug ring running from the Bronx to lower Manhattan, sources said.So far, sources have only confirmed to The Post that Angulo and Meneses are also linked to the Aurora apartment brouhaha.Members of the violent TdA prison gang have taken over apartment buildings in the city, turning them into violent, crime-ridden headquarters.Both men were arrested during their time in Colorado for unrelated crimes, sources said.

Angulo was nabbed in March by Westminster police for shoplifting, while Meneses faced a burglary rap in August, according to sources., Since the Bronx bust, sources have confirmed the identities of four other Tren de Aragua members who were rounded up.At least two have allegedly run afoul of local law enforcement during t...