8 Tren de Aragua members charged with murder, kidnapping: DOJ
Officials said the cases involve kidnappings and execution-style killings, and nearly 350 Tren de Aragua members have been charged or convicted in 18 months.
- On Wednesday, the DOJ charged eight alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua with kidnapping and murder in separate cases across Texas and Illinois.
- Designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 2025, TdA has faced sustained federal crackdown for involvement in drug trafficking, extortion, and violent crime across the United States.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche reported four men were charged in a 2024 Dallas kidnapping and murder, while three others face charges for a separate Illinois homicide.
- Blanche blamed the Biden administration for allowing the alleged members into the country, stating 'these violent murders should never have occurred in the first place.'
- Following the death of TdA founder Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores in a joint U.S.-Venezuela military strike earlier this month, federal efforts against the gang intensify.
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union-bulletin.comUS says it has arrested nearly 350 suspected Tren de Aragua members nationwide
Federal authorities have arrested nearly 350 suspected members of Tren de Aragua in a series of separate enforcement operations carried out across the country in recent months, marking one of the most aggressive U.S. efforts to date against the Venezuelan…
DOJ Charges Eight Tren de Aragua Members in Murder, Kidnapping Cases.
The Department of Justice has announced charges against eight illegal migrants tied to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, who arrived in the U.S. under former President Joe Biden.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged eight illegal immigrants, allegedly members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), with murder and kidnapping in connection with two separate crimes in Texas and Illinois. In one case, four m…
Blanche announces charges against eight Tren de Aragua members in Texas, Illinois murders and kidnappings
WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Wednesday that eight alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, designated a foreign terrorist organization, have been charged in connection with vicious kidnappings and murders in Texas and Illinois. The charges involve two separate cases, according to Blanche, who spoke at the Justice Department news… The post Blanche announces charges against eight Tren de Aragua members …
The authorities have already arrested some 350 members or alleged members of the Aragua Train since it was declared a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) in February 2025. A fact that reflects the remarkable progress in the fight against organized crime and major international gangs. During a press conference held on Wednesday, Attorney General Todd Blanche—accompanied by the director of the FBI, Kash Patel, and the prosecutors of Texas and Ill…
350 Tren de Aragua arrests under Trump so far
Justice Department officials said Wednesday they have arrested and charged nearly 350 people who are either members or associates of Tren de Aragua in the new administration, making good on President Trump's promise to focus on the violent international gang.
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