Chicago Gangs Clash With Venezuelan Tren de Aragua Members

Venezuelan migrants moving to Chicago’s South Side are drawing the attention of the city’s gangs, with some fearing a turf war between local gangs and their Venezuelan counterparts.

“When the black gangs here get fed up with the illegality and criminal activity of these immigrants or non-citizens, the city of Chicago will go up in flames and there will be nothing the National Guard or the government can do when the bloodshed happens in the streets. It will be blacks against immigrants,” Tyrone Muhammad, a former Chicago gangster who served 20 years in prison and now runs a violence prevention program, said in a report for the New York Post.

The comments come as Chicago has been dealing with an influx of Venezuelan migrants, the report said, including members of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang.

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Some Venezuelan gangsters have begun encroaching on the territory of local gangs in the city. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)

With the city’s arrival, crime has also increased, residents told the New York Post, and some Venezuelan gangsters have invaded the territory of local gangs in the city.

“There’s a lot going on with (the migrant gangs) that no one even hears about,” Zacc Massie, a local Chicago gang member, told the New York Post. “They’re moving into our territory and robbing people, but they’re not getting arrested like we are. I even spoke to one of them through the translator app. He told me everything he did; how they helped him get a car, an apartment, an (EBT) card, all that stuff. They give them thousands, we get maybe $400 a month. And they don’t even have a social security number!”

Local gang sources in Chicago told the New York Post that Venezuelan gang members are often heavily armed and are increasingly moving into areas traditionally controlled by local gangs.

Lights illuminate the Chicago skyline as seen from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, on May 15, 2022. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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Local gang member Corey Rogers told the New York Post that Venezuelan gangsters are often seen “showing the flag,” a slang term for brandishing their firearms. He also showed the outlet text threads in which local gang members threatened turf wars with the new gangsters.

“What bothers me is that Venezuelans are united,” Rogers said. “The black gangs are too divided and they’re taking each other out.”

Others worried about the potential for increased violence. According to the New York Post, the situation in the city had actually improved before the influx of migrants.

Gang graffiti on a sign in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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“It’s still violent here, but it’s a lot quieter,” one gang member told the outlet. “We used to get shot if we went there. It’s a lot quieter now. The last thing we need is Venezuelans.”

Chicago police did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.