What is Tren de Aragua? How the Venezuelan gang started − and why US policies may only make it stronger
When the U.S. government deported 177 Venezuelans on Feb. 20, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security alleged that 80 of ...
The Independent18d
The murder rate in Venezuela has fallen − but Trump is wrong about why
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters ... the government co-opting and controlling gangs. Some observers have even referred to Venezuela as a “narcostate,” suggesting ...
A look at the 8 Latin American crime groups designated as terrorist organizations by the US
The United States government is formally designating eight Latin American organized crime groups that also operate in the U.S. to be “foreign terrorist organizations.” ...
CNN21d
The US now considers these cartels and gangs terrorist groups. Here’s what to know about them
They join the ranks of other groups designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the US, including ISIS, Boko Haram, and Hamas. Tren de Aragua began as a prison gang in Venezuela, according to ...
FBI stepping up operations against cartel linked to Venezuela’s repressive Maduro regime
The FBI is ramping up investigations of a cartel with reported ties to Venezuela’s hard-left regime — along with anyone ...
3 charged in Poconos party killing involving Venezuelan street gang
Oscar Quilarque Sosa, 31; Oswaldo Solorzano Sosa, 37; and Josthin Landaeta Perez, 24, all from Venezuela, are charged. Each ...
Border Patrol, FBI leaders who first identified Tren de Aragua recount gang's rise to power
FBI and Border Patrol have been sounding alarms about the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Their concerns fell on deaf ears ...
Trump Envoy: Deportation Flights to Venezuela Will Resume
Deportation flights to Venezuela will resume, a senior U.S. diplomat said. "I am pleased to announce that Venezuela has agreed to resume flights to pick up their citizens who broke U.S. Immigration ...
Venezuela to resume deportation flights from the U.S.
While portrayed by the Trump administration as hardened criminals, the Venezuelans deported from the United States were ...
Chile seeks to extradite a suspect from the US over the killing of a Venezuelan dissident
Prosecutors in Chile say the country will formally request that the United States extradite a Venezuelan man to stand trial ...
Houston Chronicle19d
The murder rate in Venezuela has fallen − but both Trump and Maduro are wrong about why
Ojeda, accused by Venezuela of plotting against the government ... in Venezuela by 67% because they’re taking their gangs and their criminals and depositing them very nicely into the United States,” ...