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Illegal Alien MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 55 Years in Prison for Multiple Murders in Queens, NY

Release Date: March 17, 2026
DHS has arrested more than 7,800 criminal illegal alien gang members from American communities since President Trump took office

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement regarding Ramiro Antonio “Cara de Malo” Gutierrez Garcia, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador and confirmed Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member, who received a 55-year sentence for his participation in two murders in Queens, New York.

According to local reporting about the horrific crimes, on November 4, 2018, Gutierrez Garcia and his fellow MS-13 gang members shot and killed Victor Alvarenga near his home in Flushing, Queens. Gutierrez Garcia allegedly served as the getaway driver and helped plan the murder, which was ordered by MS-13 leadership and coordinated by multiple gang members.

Then, on February 3, 2019, Ramiro Gutierrez and two other MS-13 gang members stalked 20-year-old Abel Mosso – who they believed to be a rival gang member – onto the 7 train at Main Street station in Flushing, Queens. Inside the subway car, the gang members violently assaulted Mosso, then dragged him out onto the crowded platform at the 90th Street station in Jackson Heights. As commuters watched in horror, the attackers brandished a firearm, which Mosso managed to wrestle away. One of the assailants shouted in Spanish, “Nobody get involved, we’re MS-13, we’re going to kill him.” Gutierrez Garcia then seized the gun from Mosso and, in a brazen act of brutality, shot him multiple times in the head, executing him in broad daylight before fleeing the scene.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), working in close coordination with federal and local law enforcement partners, played a pivotal role in the investigation, arrest, and successful prosecution of Gutierrez Garcia , who was sentenced to 55 years in federal prison.

“This MS-13 gang member participated in two brutal murders while illegally in our country. This monster is now facing 55 years in prison for these barbaric murders,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “MS-13 is one of the most barbaric criminal gangs in the world. They rape, maim, and murder for sport. President Trump is dismantling transnational criminal gangs. DHS has arrested more than 7,800 criminal illegal alien gang members from American communities since President Trump took office.”

Gutierrez Garcia illegally entered the U.S. at an unknown place and time.

DHS law enforcement is protecting American communities every day from another senseless tragedy like this taking place in another town, to another family. Victims of illegal alien crime may receive support from the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office by contacting 1-855-488-6423.

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