Top US agency warns border security ‘not fully effective’ as notorious Venezuelan gang slips into country

The Department of Homeland Security is concerned about notorious Venezuelan gang members who are slipping into the country.

Homeland Security Investigations, a law enforcement division of DHS, has launched more than 100 investigations into crimes tied to the Tren de Aragua gang,Tren de Aragua is a notoriously violent gang that originated in Venezuelan prisons. Aon American citizens has revealed some members of the gang have infiltrated the U.S. border. Gang members illegally crossed the border as part of the 330,000 Venezuelans who illegally entered the U.S. in 2023.

In September 2023, President Joe Biden announced plans to extend legal status to nearly 500,000 Venezuelans in the United States illegally. The next month, Venezuelans surpassed Mexicans illegally crossing the border for the first time on record.

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