[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] brother of the illegal migrant suspected of brutally killing Laken Riley has ties to a violent Venezuela organized crime gang, according to federal prosecutors.
Diego lbarra, 29, was previously arrested and charged with possessing a fake green card after he handed it to police as they hunted for his brother.
His younger brother, Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, has been accused of murdering Augusta University student Laken Riley, 22, after he bludgeoned her with an unknown object on February 22.
Federal authorities have since found that Diego has ties to the Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, a violent gang that has been trying to gain a foothold in the US.
The gang-tie revelation comes as Riley's parents declined an invitation to attend the Thursday's State of the Union address so they could grieve the brutal killing of the nursing student.
The Tren de Aragua gang, also known as TdA, has made its way into New York City, Texas, Florida, Illinois and Georgia, along with South and Central America. The group has also been linked to the violent assault on NYPD officers in January.
Investigators discovered multiple pictures posted to Diego's social media with him in Chicago Bulls basketball attire, something Tda members are known to wear, according to prosecutors.
'TdA members frequently wear Chicago Bulls basketball attire, even if they have no connection to Chicago or the Bulls,' prosecutors said.
Homeland Security Investigators also found photos of Diego flashing the gang's hand signals online, along with identifying tattoos like stars, clocks, trains, weapons and crowns.
More pictures of him with firearms were found online even though illegal immigrants in the US are not legally allowed to own guns.
'Ibarra is a citizen of Venezuela and was processed for expedited removal but claimed a credible fear of return to Venezuela,' the United States Attorney’s Office Middle District of Georgia wrote in a statement.
'He was consequently released from immigration custody pending adjudication of his claim for asylum on April 30, 2024.'
A month after that, he allegedly cut off his ankle monitor that Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed on him. It was later found in Colorado, but by that time, Diego had made it to Athens, Georgia.
While in Georgia, Diego had multiple run-ins with police and was hit with multiple DUI charges, was accused of stealing his girlfriend's phone and reportedly shoplifted from two different Walmart stores.
Diego has been in custody since late February as he faced federal charges for possessing a fake green card.
The elder Ibarra was stopped by Athens-Clarke County police because he matched the description for the suspected killer. 
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