Illegal immigrant who allegedly escaped Colorado ICE site during power outage captured on bus

The second illegal immigrant who allegedly escaped from a Colorado detention center during a power outage last month was captured Tuesday while on a bus, authorities said.

Geilond Vido-Romero, 24, who is accused of having ties to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, was caught while riding a bus in Denver, the U.S. Marshals Service said.

Vido-Romero was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in February and was suspected of shoplifting and resisting arrest.

On March 18, he and Joel Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez, 32, allegedly escaped from the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora during a power outage. 

Geilond Vido-Romero, 24, was wanted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials for allegedly escaping detention in Aurora last month.  (ICE Denver)

Assistant Facility Director Mohamed Bennani told Aurora Police power at the detention center went out at around 9:30 p.m., and the back doors of the center opened up to the soccer field.

Gonzalez-Gonzalez was found three days after the escape in nearby Adams County, where he had been previously held in jail.

Joel Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez mug shot

Joel Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez, 32, was wanted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials for allegedly escaping detention in Aurora March 18. (ICE Denver)

Court and police documents show Vido-Romero lived at the now-closed apartment complex in Aurora where some armed Tren de Aragua members were seen entering an apartment on a viral video that caught President Donald Trump’s attention during last year’s presidential campaign. 

Fox News Digital’s Christina Shaw and The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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