Times Square, the neon-lit heart of New York, became a battleground on May 2, 2025, when 11 teen thugs—alleged members of the vicious Tren de Aragua gang—ambushed two NYPD officers with bottles, rocks, basketballs, and scooters.

These animals, part of a bloodthirsty Venezuelan crime syndicate, must be hunted down and deported, a mission President Donald Trump champions but activist judges and Democrats obstruct.

The brazen assault, labeled a “planned, deliberate ambush” by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, exposes the chaos of sanctuary city policies and underscores the urgency of Trump’s deportation agenda.

“It’s horrific enough to be a victim of a crime,” said Mayor Eric Adams at a May 6 media briefing. “But when someone openly assaults a police officer, you are attacking our symbol of safety, and it cannot be tolerated.”

The attack erupted around 7:30 p.m. near 42nd Street and 8th Avenue, as officers intervened in a suspected robbery, per police reports.

The suspects, from the Los Diablos de la 42 subset of Tren de Aragua, ranged from 12 to 19. Five, all Venezuelan illegal immigrants, were arrested, including 19-year-old Yeferxon Jose Mijares Hernandez, charged with riot and attempted assault, and a 17-year-old facing adult charges like attempted assault on a police officer.

“This was a targeted attack,” Tisch said. “Our detectives identified members of this violent group within hours, thanks to our gang database.”

Tren de Aragua, born in Venezuelan prisons, has plagued NYC with robberies, assaults, and gun trafficking since 2022, per police sources.

The NYPD tied the teens to dozens of crimes, including 2024 Central Park robberies. “They’re a big threat to the city,” said NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell in a September 2024 Fox News interview, noting recruitment in migrant shelters like the Roosevelt Hotel.

Trump’s push to deport such criminals, with over 400,000 illegal immigrants targeted in 2025, is critical, yet faces resistance. “Judges are blocking deportations, tying our hands,” Trump said on Truth Social on April 15, 2025, slamming “radicalized” courts.

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, who indicted 10 Tren de Aragua members for gun trafficking in January, called the gang’s rise alarming. “We are dismantling this gang as it attempts to establish itself locally,” she said, announcing the seizure of 34 guns, including two AR-15s. But Democratic policies and judicial activism, like a May 2025 injunction by Judge Analisa Torres halting deportations of Venezuelan gang members, hinder progress.

The attack’s timing—near a boxing match—amplified its audacity. Surveillance video showed the teens turning on officers during a “wolfpack-style” robbery, hurling makeshift weapons.

Two suspects were retrieved by migrant parents, tying the group to shelters. “The city’s refusal to cooperate with ICE lets these criminals roam free,” said Fox News contributor Leo Terrell on May 6, blaming sanctuary policies for enabling a January 2024 Tren de Aragua attack on NYPD officers.

The City Council’s push to abolish the gang database, which Tisch credited for arrests, draws fire. “That’s why it absolutely defies common sense that our City Council is looking to abolish this,” Tisch said.

Adams vowed action: “We’re going to find them, eradicate them, and bring them to justice,” he echoed via deputy mayor Kaz Daughtry on Newsmax. With Tren de Aragua linked to murders and sex trafficking across 16 states, Trump’s deportation orders—thwarted by Democrats like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who called them “inhumane” on May 3—become urgent. Times Square’s terror demands these predators be hunted down, deported, and stopped, a fight Trump leads against a tide of liberal obstruction.

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