The group has been linked to human trafficking networks that move migrants north through Central America and Mexico, with stops in border cities like Tapachula and Tijuana — and eventual arrivals in U.

The sanctions apply to kingpin Hector “Niño” Guerrero and his top five lieutenants. Guerrero has a $5 million reward on his head after taking Tren de Aragua from a prison gang in Venezuela to a full-blown foreign terrorist organization with tentacles across the U.