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Tren de Aragua began emerging throughout the United States during the administration of President Joe Biden, and saw a surge of migrants crossing the Mexico-U.S. border, particularly from Venezuela.[14] Telemundo, citing multiple criminal cases against suspected members of the gang, wrote in March 2024 that the group evidently "also has an increasingly widespread presence in the United States."[15] In January 2024, the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed reports that the gang was operating in the United States.[16] On July 11, 2024, the US Treasury Department and the White House announced sanctions against the gang and designated it a "transnational criminal organization". The State Department is also offering a $12 million reward for information leading to the arrest of the organization's leaders.[17] In 2024, U.S. officials at the U.S.-Mexico border implemented enhanced interviews of single Venezuelan male migrants in order to screen for Tren de Aragua members. Tren de Aragua members have been linked to crimes throughout the United States, including murders.[1]

Tren de Aragua first appeared in Chicago and its suburbs in October 2023.[3][18] Chief Garry McCarthy of Willow Springs estimated that hundreds of gang members were present in the city.[18] The Chicago Sun-Times reported in November 2023 that "A Sun-Times analysis found shoplifting and domestic violence arrests, but little proof of the gang's presence among migrants."[19]

In New York City, the gang has been linked to shootings, thefts in retail stores, street robberies, forced prostitution, extortion, and drug dealing.[1][14][20] Members of the gang frequently live or have lived in the city's migrant shelters. The New York Times reported that Tren de Aragua is believed to recruit new gang members from within the migrant shelters.[14]

In Aurora, Colorado, surveillance footage of gunmen attempting to enter apartments went viral,[21][22] leading the city's mayor, Mike Coffman, to state that the gang had "infiltrated" various apartment buildings in the area.[23] Such claims were downplayed by the Aurora Police Department, which stated that, "[b]ased on [their] initial investigative work, we believe reports of [Tren de Aragua] influence in Aurora are isolated."[21] Claims that Aurora was overrun by the gang were highlighted on right-wing news outlets. Former President Donald Trump, as part of his presidential campaign's focus on illegal immigration, claimed parts of the city were controlled by the gang.[24]

FBI agents in El Paso, Texas reported that 41 suspected members of the Tren de Aragua were arrested in 2023.[25]

In 2024, the Salt Lake City metropolitan area experienced an uptick of crime linked to Tren de Aragua, including a September 2024 shooting in the Salt Lake City suburb of Herriman. Most of the reported crimes, which included theft, illegal drug distribution, and sextortion, did not involve non-gang members.[26]

Despite becoming a frequent theme in Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, it was acknowledged by December 2024 that Tren de Aragua's reach in the United States was in fact exaggerated, with the gang only having permanent cells outside of Venezuela in Peru and Chile, and even having limited success in setting up operations in Venuzuela's neighboring country of Colombia.[5]
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Now, back to the $96.7B in taxes paid by Un-documented Immigrants...much of it being for U.S. citizen benefit...not theirs. That's what you call a "Net" Benefit...oh, and the crime rate for Un-documented Immigrants is lower that that for citizens...since the vast majority are 'Over the Moon' to be here and don't want to risk deportation while going through the process of "Documentation" and "Citizenship".


Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tren_de_Aragua