The Justice Department announced Tuesday that an illegal migrant from Venezuela has been formally charged with threatening President Donald Trump and illegally possessing firearms after he was arrested outside the White House last week.

The migrant was found with three firearms, including an AR-15-style rifle and two handguns, along with dozens of rounds of ammunition last week and was allegedly in a stolen vehicle. Secret Service officers said the migrant told them he heard voices in his head that told him to travel to Washington, D.C., and kill the president. 

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said 26-year-old Ronny Guanipa-Chrino was charged by complaint on Monday in the U.S. District Court and praised the Secret Service for stopping and arresting the migrant.

"Our nation’s capital is not the place to plan or act out crimes of violence," Pirro said. "This defendant not only admitted to entering the country illegally in 2025, but he was previously detained in 2024 during the Biden Administration at the border in Texas, crossing from Mexico. 

"We will not tolerate threats against the president or illegal possession of weapons by an alien who crosses state lines in a stolen pickup," she added.

The department said Guanipa-Chrinos was previously detained in March 2024 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection near El Paso, Texas. At the time, Guanipa-Chrinos admitted to illegally entering the United States on foot from Mexico. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.