Venezuelan Gang Tren de Aragua Expands its Deadly Reach to the U.S. - WSJ

U.S. law-enforcement officials had watched with alarm the spread of a Venezuelan gang known for dismembering rivals from Chile to Colombia. But the gang, known as the Tren de Aragua, seemed contained in Latin America.

Then late last year, Anthony Salisbury, a top Homeland Security official, got a call. “Hey, have you heard of the Tren de Aragua?” a Texas official asked.

“Please don’t tell me you’ve seen them,” Salisbury responded.

In fact, the colleague said, Tren de Aragua members were operating in Texas. Now, Salisbury said, there are also dozens of criminal cases involving the gang in Miami, where he is based.

“They expanded fast in Latin America,” he said, “and they’re expanding fast here.”

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