Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls on VP Kamala Harris to designate Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization amid rising gang activity.
As Vice President Kamala Harris ’s presidential campaign made a stop in Houston on Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott demanded that she declare Tren de Aragua a foreign terrorist organization. In a statement first reported by KVIA in Austin , Abbott said Harris “must follow Texas ' lead” and designate the Venezuelan gang a foreign terrorist organization. “That’s just a start.
arrested in San Antonio gang bust; Tren de Aragua members caught “The Governor also designated TdA as a foreign terrorist organization and directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to elevate them to a Tier 1 gang and to create a TdA Strike Team to identify and arrest TdA gang members,” said a spokesperson for the governor.
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