Federal and state authorities in Texas are targeting a violent Venezuelan migrant gang that is growing its presence in the Lone Star State. The Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol says his agents have arrested 70 members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang – with the most recently announced arrest occurring last week in El Paso.
The Border Patrol says they arrested this “confirmed” member of the Tren de Aragua gang in El Paso on September 18, 2024.Photo byU.S. Border Patrol
“Tren de Aragua is known for murder, drug trafficking, sex crimes, extortion, & other violent acts.” – U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has also announced that DPS Special Agents arrested two Tren de Aragua gang members during a traffic stop in San Antonio. The San Antonio Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) were also involved. The two Venezuelan gang members have been sent to a federal detention center.
The DPS says they are “seeing TdA activity happening across the state.” (The map below shows just a small sampling of the gang activity the DPS recorded.)