Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) a 'foreign terrorist organization' and announced a statewide operation to disrupt their criminal activities. The governor directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to create a TdA Strike Team to target gang members.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that the state is taking an aggressive stand against the violent Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua and declaring the group a 'foreign terrorist organization .
The recent entry and expansion of the vicious Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, is a dangerous and deadly problem facing our state and nation,' said Governor Abbott. 'Our top focus is the safety and security of all Texans.' 'Our goal is to defend Texas from the growing threat of the gang. We will not let them use Texas as a base of operations to terrorize our citizens. They have a target on their back, and we are going after them,' Abbott continued. Gov.
Four Venezuelan national members of the Tren de Aragua gang arrested in Aurora have been confirmed as illegal aliens, per a previous statement from an ICE spokesperson to Fox News.The Venezuelan nationals, ranging in ages from 19 through 24, all crossed the southern border through Texas illegally in 2022 and 2023, under the Biden administration. All four were arrested by Aurora police and ICE has placed detainer requests on two of them.
The Tren de Aragua is based mainly in Venezuela and has roughly 5,000 members between the South American country and the United States. According to the House Committee on Homeland Security, there have been at least 7.8 million encounters with illegal aliens at the southwest border during the Biden administration. ICE makes determinations on a case-by-case basis. Fox News Digital's Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.
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