What is Tren de Aragua's footprint in the U.S.? Experts say smaller than federal officials say

What is Tren de Aragua's footprint in the U.S.? Experts say smaller than federal officials say

Unreliable federal gang data and a heavy reliance on tattoos and clothing styles can skew the picture of this Venezuelan gang's operations in America.

Singer held in El Salvador jail after US thought TATTOO was gang sign, bro says

SINGER Arturo Suarez was arrested and deported to El Salvador’s mega-prison as part of Trump’s crackdown on alleged gang members. After being missing for weeks, the musician was spotted in a photo among shackled Venezuelans with skinheads. Critics say tattoos like Suarez’ are being used as the basis for accusations of Venezuelan gang membership ReutersSalvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua[/captio…

Trump’s Deportation Sweep Flags Innocent Tattoos as Venezuelan Gang Signs, Artists Say It's a Mistake

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Links Everyday Tattoos to Venezuelan Gang Signs. But many Artists are saying this is a mistake.

DHS claims these tattoos show Venezuelan gang membership. The tattoo artists deny it

‘It’s mind-blowing... a total misrepresentation,’ one British tattoo artist whose work was cited as a symbol of the crime syndicate Tren de Aragua tells Io Dodds

Australian National Review - Chicago’s Tren De Aragua Problem: FOIA Shows Criminal Gang Member Arrests Throughout City

The Gateway Pundit and Behind Enemy Lines podcast were among the first to report on the presence of Tren de Aragua – a transnational criminal gang out of Venezuela – in the Second City. In February of 2024, The Gateway Pundit reported on potential Tren de Aragua gang members showing up in the Chicago suburbs. At the time, Mayor Brandon Johnson instructed Chicago law enforcement to impound buses of illegals heading into Chicago from the Texas bor…

Why tattoos aren't reliable identifiers of Tren de Aragua gang members

Tattoos of , a clock and other symbols have been used by the Trump administration to allege Venezuelan men deported from the U.S. are members of the Tren de Aragua gang. But experts and police in a Colorado city who have investigated the gang say tattoos aren't reliable markers of affiliation.The…