Enrique Tarrio

[[File:Enrique Tarrio.jpg|thumb|thumb|165 px|Tarrio's smugshot, resident smug asshole and pro-fed fascist.]]
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{{cquote|What are we to make of [Enrique] Tarrio — and, more broadly, of Latino voters inspired by Trump? And what are we to make of unmistakably White mob violence that also includes non-White participants? I call this phenomenon multiracial whiteness — the promise that they, too, can lay claim to the politics of aggression, exclusion and domination.|||Cristina Beltrán<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/15/understand-trumps-support-we-must-think-terms-multiracial-whiteness/ Opinion | To understand Trump’s support, we must think in terms of multiracial Whiteness] by Cristina Beltrán (January 15, 2021 4:44 PM), ''[[The Washington Post]]''.</ref>}}
'''Henry "Enrique" Tarrio''' {{lived|1984/85}} is an [[American]] convicted seditionist, [[far-right]] and neo-[[fascist]] political activist, 'prolific' [[FBI]] informant,<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/world/exclusive-proud-boys-leader-was-prolific-informer-for-law-enforcement-idUSKBN29W1O4/ Proud Boys leader was ‘prolific’ informer for law enforcement] by Aram Roston (January 27, 202110:45 AM PST) ''Reuters''.</ref> [[ICE]] agent,<ref>{{cite web | title=Enrique Tarrio, exlíder de los Proud Boys, dice que se ha convertido en agente de ICE | website=TELEMUNDO.com | date=2026-01-15 | url=https://www.telemundo.com/noticias/noticias-telemundo/inmigracion/enrique-tarrio-exlider-proud-boys-se-convierte-agente-ice-rcna254122 | language=es | ref={{sfnref|TELEMUNDO.com|2026}} | access-date=2026-01-15}}</ref> and former [[Proud Boys]] member and leader from 2018 to 2021.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/tarrio-proud-boy-jail-sentence/2021/08/23/df06b84a-041b-11ec-a266-7c7fe02fa374_story.html Proud Boys leader Henry ‘Enrique’ Tarrio sentenced to five months in jail]</ref> Tarrio's existence as a black and [[Hispanic]] man, who is not only part of a neo-fascist group, but is also a key leader of one, shows how even people of color are not immune to radicalization by fascism.

==Before the Proud Boys==
[[File:Enrique Tarrio - International Chairman Proud Boys (retouched).jpg|thumb|165 px|Another smugshot.]]
Tarrio hails from Little Havana, a [[Cuba]]n neighborhood and enclave in Miami, [[Florida]]. He was raised [[Catholic]].<ref>[https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/proud-boys-leader-enrique-henry-tarrio-was-once-a-regular-miami-kid-12889526 Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Was Once a Regular Miami Kid. Now He's in Jail] Miami New Times</ref>

Tarrio was a [[criminal]] during most of his youth. He was charged with various petty crimes over the years, such as theft and reselling diabetic testing strips. He would aid authorities in exposing others who had done the same and outing [[weed]] growers (this would later foreshadow his betrayal of the Proud Boys after the [[Capitol riot]]).<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/who-is-enrique-tarrio-ex-proud-boys-leader-sentenced-for-jan-6-attack-has-a-rap-sheet-including-theft-when-he-was-20-101693964408218-amp.html Who is Enrique Tarrio? Ex-Proud Boys leader sentenced for Jan 6 attack has a rap sheet including theft when he was 20] Hindustan Times</ref> Several years before joining the Proud Boys, he was the Florida state director for Latinos for Trump.<ref>[https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/10/01/politics/proud-boys-leader-latinos-for-trump/index.html Leader of Proud Boys also leads grassroots group Latinos for Trump] CNN</ref>

==Proud Boys==
Tarrio began his work as a Proud Boys operative in 2017, when he volunteered to join [[Milo Yiannopoulos]] in Miami to join a counter protest of the removal of a confederate monument there when he was approached by a member of the organization who convinced him to join. The Proud Boys are a far-right neo-fascist organization that promotes and engages in political violence in the US.<ref>[https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/inside-miami-alt-right-and-proud-boys-chapter-10945821 Hate Goes Mainstream With the Miami Proud Boys] Miami New Times</ref><ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/proud-boys-chairman-says-members-run-for-office-election-2020-9 The Proud Boys chairman says members of the extremist organization are running for office — and you might not know if you're voting for one] Business Insider</ref>

Tarrio joined the organization soon after in 2018, becoming a fourth-degree<ref>[https://rewire.news/article/2017/08/28/hate-goes-mainstream-gavin-mcinnes-proud-boys/ How Hate Goes ‘Mainstream’: Gavin McInnes and the Proud Boys] by Sharona Coutts (Aug 28, 2017, 3:27pm) ''Rewire News Group''.</ref> member by engaging in various violent political activities and went on to become chairman succeeding Jason Lee Van Dyke. Some examples are stealing a [[Black Lives Matter]] banner from the Asbury United Methodist Church (a historically black church in [[Washington, D.C.]]), vandalizing said church as well as 3 other churches, assaulting an [[Antifa]] protestor, burning a Black Lives Matter banner, and the illegal possession of multiple high-capacity magazines, which landed him a D.C. jail.<ref>[https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/04/enrique-tarrio-rightwing-proud-boys-arrested Enrique Tarrio, leader of rightwing Proud Boys, arrested ahead of rallies: He was charged with destruction of property – related to his role in burning a Black Lives Matter banner&nbsp;– and a firearms offense] by Lois Beckett (4 Jan 2021 21.03 EST) ''The Guardian''.</ref> Tarrio was conditionally released from police custody on January 5, 2021.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2021/01/05/953685035/proud-boys-leader-released-from-police-custody-and-ordered-to-leave-d-c Proud Boys Leader Released From Police Custody And Ordered To Leave D.C.] by Laurel Wamsley (January 5, 20215:15 PM ET) ''NPR''.</ref>

==Capitol riot==
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Though Tarrio was not present at the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot, he was responsible for putting the events in motion for the Proud Boys to take action at the capitol and engage in violence against people and destruction of property. Tarrio was indicted in a D.C. court on charges of seditious conspiracy, and was sentenced to 22 years in prison along with 3 other Proud Boys leaders. Prior to his sentence, he begged the court to grant leniency and asked Trump to pardon him (that’s how quick his bullshit tough guy act crumbled).<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/politics/enrique-tarrio/index.html Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio charged with conspiracy in US Capitol attack; allegedly met Oath Keepers head in DC parking garage] by Holmes Lybrand et al. (March 8, 2022) ''CNN''.</ref> 

Tarrio was released from prison as part of Trump's sweeping J6 mass pardon on January 21, 2025.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Drenon | first1=Brandon | last2=Morris | first2=Regan | title=Capitol riot leaders Tarrio and Rhodes released from prison | website=BBC Home | date=2025-01-21 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g74l1xevpo | access-date=2026-01-02}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Gavin McInnes]]
*[[Proud Boys]]

==References==
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