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2,711 Arrested in US Crackdown on Tren de Aragua Under Alien Enemies Act

The unprecedented use of a 1798 wartime statute to deport alleged gang members has prompted federal appeals review.

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Overview

  • The Justice Department reported 2,711 arrests of suspected Tren de Aragua members following President Trump’s designation of the gang as a foreign terrorist organization.
  • Sixteen men in Houston identified as defectors now belonging to an ‘Anti-Tren’ faction were charged with drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
  • The FBI added alleged leader Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list and is offering a reward for information leading to his capture.
  • Aurora Police Department video from early June showed armed suspects linked to Tren de Aragua knocking on an apartment door with guns drawn.
  • Legal challenges to the revival of the Alien Enemies Act, last used in World War II, are under consideration in federal appeals courts.