Tren de Aragua

Tren de Aragua (English: Aragua Train) is a large gang from Venezuela. There may be more than 5,000 people in the gang.[1] The gang has moved into different nations in Latin America and into the United States.[1][2] Stopping the gang has become very important to nations where Tren de Aragua has gone.[1] This is because the gang makes serious crimes.[1] Because of this, the United States named the gang a Foreign Terrorist Organization.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "La megabanda delictiva el Tren de Aragua ya está en ciudades de EE.UU. como Chicago y Miami: qué se sabe y qué implica" [The Tren de Aragua mega-criminal gang is already in US cities such as Chicago and Miami: what is known and what it entails]. Telemundo (in Spanish). 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  2. Chavez Yacila, Rosa; Castile, Oscar; Cardenas, Abel; Huaman, Gianfranco (2023-08-11). "Tren de Aragua: expansión y evolución de una megafranquicia del crimen en América Latina" [Tren de Aragua: Expansion and evolution of a mega crime franchise in Latin America]. Ojo Público (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  3. Aurora, Louise Callaghan (2025-01-25). "'They were on the stairs with guns': block that inspired Trump deportations". The Times. Retrieved 2025-01-27.