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Sheriff describes Chilean, Colombian and Venezuelan gang activity; urges scrutiny of Visa Waiver Program
Summary
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard told the oversight subcommittee that transnational criminal teams from Chile, Colombia and Venezuela are active in Michigan, described sophisticated burglary and fencing operations, and urged federal restrictions on Chile’s Visa Waiver Program to increase screening.
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard told the House Oversight Subcommittee that transnational criminal groups from Chile, Colombia and Venezuela have been active in Southeast Michigan, operating in organized teams that commit rapid, high‑value burglaries and quickly fence stolen goods.
Bouchard said Chilean crews arrested in Oakland County were often using the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to enter the United States, and he and another county sheriff recently wrote to the U.S. administration and Congress asking that Chile be…
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