Muriel Antonio Barrera Navidad is an illegal alien and MS-13 gang member from El Salvador with a criminal history including robbery and illegal possession of firearms.

What we found

Supports. The DHS primary release describes Mauricio Antonio Barrera-Navidad as a criminal illegal alien and MS-13 gang member from El Salvador, with a criminal history in El Salvador that includes robbery and use and illegal possession of firearms.[1]

Supports. Local outlets (WMAR, KUTV, KTVU) and a Yahoo repost of ICE statements repeat the same profile for Barrera-Navidad, arrested in Hyattsville, Maryland, during Operation Safe Community, though they largely echo the DHS release rather than independently verifying it.[2][3][4][5]

Context. The first name in the post and claim ("Muriel") differs from the sources ("Mauricio"); the surname, middle name, nationality, MS-13 affiliation, and arrest location all match, so the referent is treated as the same person.[1][3]

Sources

5 sources: 1 primary, 4 not rated

1. 1ICE Operation Safe Community – Washington, D.C. Arrests More Than 1,300 Illegal Aliens Throughout Virginia, Marylanddhs.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
2. 21300 arrested after ICE's 'Operation Safe Community' in ...kutv.com · not rated · cited for: supports
3. 3ICE arrests over 1,300 people in Maryland and Virginia over 2 weekswmar2news.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
4. 4Over 1,300 arrested in massive ICE operation across Virginia, Marylandyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
5. 51300+ undocumented immigrants arrested in 2-week ICE ...ktvu.com · not rated · cited for: supports

Where this claim was made

Said in 1 published post

• The Rob Carson Show · Aug 25, 2026“Muriel Antonio Barrera Navidad, Navidad, a criminal illegal alien and MS gang member. ... from El Salvador, ah, robbery, ah, use and illegal possession of firearms”Post →

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