A criminal illegal immigrant who has alleged ties to the Tren de Aragua terror group was arrested in Oregon on Saturday after escaping from the ICE Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington.
Breaking — I can exclusively report that the illegal alien who escaped from the ICE Detention Center near Seattle is an alleged member of Tren de Aragua.
Alvaro Flores-Barboza escaped from the facility on Wednesday night, federal law enforcement sources confirmed to…
— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) March 29, 2025
Alvaro Flores-Barboza, 24, a citizen of Venezuela, escaped from the secured prison facility located just south of Seattle on the night of Wednesday, March 26.
Alvaro Flores-Barboza, 24, is a criminal alien from Venezuela who escaped from the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington, March 26. Flores-Barboza has been arrested and is currently detained by local authorities in Oregon. pic.twitter.com/0vQfNy2fIh
— ICE Seattle (@EROSeattle) March 29, 2025
After several days on the run, he was captured by local police in the neighboring state of Oregon, ICE spokesperson David Yost told The Post Millennial in a statement. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Flores-Barboza on March 29 around 5:30 am in Beaverton.
