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ICE Arrests Venezuelan-Born Illinois Teacher Linked to 2024 Tren de Aragua Mass Shooting

6/22/2026

Federal agents arrested a Venezuelan-born former Illinois teacher on May 13 who is accused of driving two Tren de Aragua gang members to a Chicago house party where three people were killed and five others wounded in December 2024.

Giovanna Mercedes Moreno Occhipinti, 32, a dual Venezuelan-Italian national who had overstayed a visa entry, was taken into custody by U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday.

Authorities say Chicago's sanctuary policies allowed her to walk free after a December arrest on weapons charges without ICE ever being notified.

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