A violent Tren de Aragua gangbanger and illegal migrant was busted in Tennessee and charged with running a sex trafficking ring out of a hotel — after he allegedly went on a multi-state crime spree, including in New York, but was repeatedly cut loose by local and federal authorities.
Adelvis Rodriguez-Carmona, 30, was arrested in Hamilton County last week in a joint sting by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, the Chattanooga Police Department, and Homeland Security.
Rodriguez-Carmona, who TBI identified as a known member of the vicious Venezuelan gang, was cuffed after cops raided an alleged prostitution ring operating out of a Chattanooga hotel.
He was charged with patronizing prostitution and possession of marijuana, Xanax, crack cocaine and a weapon, according to authorities.
It has now emerged that Rodriguez-Carmona had been arrested in two other states after he illegally crossed the southern border in July 2022, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The Venezuelan migrant crossed the border illegally near Eagle Pass, Texas, and was quickly released by border agents, ICE said.
A year later, in July 2023, a judge issued an order for his deportation after he failed to appear in court. However, by then, Rodriguez-Carmona had already started racking up arrests.
In February 2023, the illegal migrant was nabbed in New York City for allegedly shoplifting from a JCPenney department store in Queens.
He was released with instructions to appear in court three weeks later, sources told The Post — but he failed to show up for his scheduled court date and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
A year later, in February 2024, Rodriguez-Carmona was arrested in Chicago for his alleged involvement in a drive-by shooting in Chicago’s Little Italy neighborhood which left a 27-year-old woman in critical condition, according to local reports.
He was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, not possessing a firearm identification card, driving without a license or insurance and possession of adult-use cannabis in a motor vehicle, but later released, according to the reports. It is unclear why he was released.
A month later, in March 2024, ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations unit in Chicago arrested Rodriguez-Carmona and placed him in the Dodge County Detention Facility in Juneau, Wisconsin, pending immigration removal proceedings.
“This Venezuelan noncitizen represented a significant threat to the residents of our communities,” said ERO Chicago Assistant Field Office Director Raymond Hernandez at the time.
“Not only is he a validated member of a transnational street gang, but he also displayed a willingness to unlawfully discharge a firearm in public. ERO Chicago will continue to prioritize public safety by removing such threats from our streets.”
The illegal migrant and accused criminal, however, was released again by ICE in Wisconsin before he then traveled to Tennessee.
Homeland Security Investigations Nashville Public Affairs Officer Mike Meares told The Post that the case “is part of an active and ongoing investigation,” and didn’t clarify when or why ICE released Rodriguez-Carmona.
TBI Director David Rausch expressed concern with Tren de Aragua’s “transient tactics” that allow them to “move about” the country until they settle somewhere they feel “comfortable.”
“If they get into an area where they feel like they are able to operate without impunity, then they will start to dig their heels in, as we have seen in some of the other communities,” he said.
According to TBI, Rodriguez-Carmona remains in the Hamilton County Jail on a $125,000 bond.
Tren de Aragua has already set up operations in at least 16 US states, 8 of which have sex trafficking rings tied to the prison gang, The Post previously reported.