Overview

• Ricardo Granadillo Padilla and Edward Martinez-Cermeno, alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang, were arrested by ICE on immigration charges in connection with a December 2024 Chicago Lawn mass shooting.
• The shooting occurred at a house party, leaving three men dead and five others injured after a fight escalated into gunfire.
• ICE seized firearms, high-capacity magazines, narcotics, and fraudulent documents from Padilla’s Chicago residence during January raids.
• Sixteen additional Tren de Aragua affiliates were detained in the Chicago area and Raleigh, North Carolina, as part of a broader crackdown on the gang’s network.
• Despite the arrests and evidence, no criminal charges have been filed against the suspects for the shooting, with investigations ongoing.