He’s Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him. ^11.4%

www.propublica.org - By Sebastian Rotella - 7/10/2026, 11:00 AM

Negativity Bias 19.5% - Confirmation Bias 7.7% - Availability Heuristic 6.4%

When Rafael Enrique Gámez Salas crossed the Mexican border in late 2024, U.S. Border Patrol agents first thought he was like hundreds of thousands of other Venezuelan migrants fleeing their country’s devastating economic and political crises. But today the 40-year-old sits in a federal jail in Los Angeles awaiting extradition to Chile,... more