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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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The National Desk broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
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