This is wild…
Immigration authorities have just arrested an illegal immigrant who was employed as a teacher in Chicago, IL.
Giovanna Mercedes Moreno Occhipinti, originally from Venezuela, is accused of assisting in a Tren de Aragua gang-related mass shooting at a house party in Chicago last year.
Three people were killed in the shooting.
This illegal alien was arrested by Chicago police right after the shooting, but she was released under the city’s sanctuary policies at the time.
That all changed under President Trump’s watch!
The DHS shared a clip from Fox News in their announcement of Occhipinti‘s arrest on X:
.@ICEgov ARRESTED an illegal alien former teacher wanted for her involvement in a TDA MASS SHOOTING.
Giovanna Mercedes Moreno Occhipinti, a former Illinois teacher and an illegal alien from Venezuela, assisted in a December 2024 Tren de Aragua MASS SHOOTING at a Chicago house… pic.twitter.com/couLnoijRT
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) June 22, 2026
.@ICEgov ARRESTED an illegal alien former teacher wanted for her involvement in a TDA MASS SHOOTING.
Giovanna Mercedes Moreno Occhipinti, a former Illinois teacher and an illegal alien from Venezuela, assisted in a December 2024 Tren de Aragua MASS SHOOTING at a Chicago house party that left THREE dead.
After being arrested by Chicago police, Illinois sanctuary politicians RELEASED HER from jail without notifying ICE.
Under @POTUS Trump and @SecMullinDHS, we’ll continue doing the job that sanctuary politicians in Illinois refuse to do: putting AMERICANS first and removing these dangerous criminals from our communities.
Giovanna Mercedes Moreno Occhipinti entered the U.S. in 2021 and overstayed her visa.
It is unclear how she was able to get a job as a teacher, and Illinois officials refuse to release the name of the school.
Fox News reported further:
Giovanna Mercedes Moreno Occhipinti, 32, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela with dual citizenship in Italy, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on May 13, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.
Occhipinti entered the U.S. in October 2021 under the Visa Waiver Program and was supposed to leave by Jan. 2, 2022. She overstayed her visa, DHS said.
ADVERTISEMENTOn the night of the Dec. 2, 2024, shooting, she allegedly drove the two gunmen—Ricardo Granadillo Padilla and Edward Martinez Cermeno—to the scene of the crime, where five people were injured in addition to the three fatalities, authorities said.
“Although Chicago police arrested this illegal alien shortly after the shooting, sanctuary politicians released her from jail without notifying ICE,” DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement. “Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, DHS is doing the job that sanctuary politicians in Illinois refuse to do: putting the American people first and removing these dangerous criminals from our communities.”
Martinez Cermeno was released from ICE custody in January 2025 after a federal judge determined that federal prosecutors failed to meet their burden of proof to keep him incarcerated while awaiting trial.
Immediately after the shooting, authorities found multiple weapons in Occhipinti’s vehicle, DHS said. Authorities believe she helped Granadillo Padilla and Martinez Cermeno evade law enforcement after the attack.
The Chicago Police Department arrested Occhipinti on Dec. 5, 2024, on charges of unlawful use of weapons and other weapons offenses. However, she was released without ICE ever being notified under Chicago’s sanctuary policies, which protect illegal immigrants from federal immigration authorities.
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office decided not to prosecute the suspects, DHS said, and Granadillo Padilla and Martinez Cermeno were eventually deported.
Thankfully, the gunmen were deported.
Now, it’s Occhipinti’s turn!
Send them all back!
What are your thoughts?
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