MIAMI — Former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio arrived back in Miami on Wednesday after he was pardoned this week by President Donald Trump.
Tarrio was one of four members of the far-right group found guilty of seditious conspiracy in May 2023 for their role on the attack at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
WATCH BELOW: Enrique Tarrio arrives at Miami International Airport
The Miami native received 22 years in prison, the longest sentence of anyone connected to the riot.
When he was asked by a crowd of reporters at Miami International Airport if he had any remorse, he replied, "Absolutely not."
The far-right group leader was not in Washington for the attack on the Capitol, but he was arrested and ordered to stay away from Washington, D.C.
Tarrio was one of about 1,500 defendants in the riot who had their sentences pardoned or commuted by Trump on Monday.
WATCH BELOW: Enrique Tarrio says he has no remorse for Jan. 6
An attorney for Tarrio issued a statement which read in part: "We are optimistic for the future, as we now turn the page on this chapter, embracing new possibilities and opportunities."
Also, at the airport for Tarrio's arrival was Gabriel Garcia, another Jan. 6 defendant and Proud Boy member from Miami. Garcia said he wants to see members of Congress on the Jan. 6 Committee held accountable.
U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., told WPTV that she didn't agree with the decision to pardon people like Tarrio. She was among the members of Congress who hid for four hours inside the Capitol building on the day of the riot.
Frankel said the real patriots were police rather than the people protesting the certification of the 2020 election.
