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Venezuelan Migrants Face Charges After Chicago Train Robbery Incident

Venezuelan migrant Edixon Infante shows a handicraft made with devalued Venezuelan currency, in Cucuta, Colombia, Feb. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

Four Venezuelan migrants are set to appear in court today after being arrested and charged with strangling and robbing a man on a Chicago train. The suspects, facing charges of robbery, aggravated battery, and strangulation, allegedly attacked a 49-year-old man. They provided their address as a city-run migrant shelter, although their legal status and address have not been confirmed by Chicago police.

In a separate incident, another Venezuelan migrant, Dion Gomez Mendoza, was cited for trespassing at O'Hare International Airport. Mendoza reportedly caused a disturbance by yelling and running in and out of the terminal, expressing a desire to return to Venezuela and resorting to violence if necessary.

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