What is Tren de Aragua? According to a July 2024 reward for information on Hector Guerrero Flores from the U.S. State Department, Tren de Aragua started as a prison gang in Venezuela and ...

Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s most powerful homegrown criminal actor and the only Venezuelan gang that has successfully projected its power abroad. It has grown from its origins as a prison gang ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the intelligence community is incorrect in its assessment that Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua is not a proxy force of Nicolás Maduro's government.

Tren de Aragua, which was designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. in February 2025, has been repeatedly mentioned by Trump as part of his hardened immigration crackdown.

Six TdA members charged with RICO Act crimes. According to court papers, Tren de Aragua maintained its power through murders, assaults, robberies and threats of violence.