Joe Biden has opened up the flood gates at the border. It was only a matter of time before it came back to bite us.
And now Homeland Security is sounding the alarm on a secret infiltration of the US.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is raising alarms about the growing reach of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), which now operates in at least 16 states across the U.S., according to an internal memo revealed last week.
The New York Post broke the story on Monday, highlighting that DHS officials have noted a surge in TdA’s “violent tendencies” in areas like Washington, D.C., Virginia, Montana, and Wyoming.
The gang’s presence has also been documented in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin—spanning areas home to nearly half the U.S. population.
The memo makes a clear connection between the gang’s activities and “increases in migrant populations” in regions like the nation’s capital and surrounding Virginia suburbs.
DHS warned, “As the population of Venezuelan nationals continues to increase, the potential for violent TdA migrants is highly probable.”
The gang has reportedly targeted D.C. and nearby areas for their accessibility, allowing members to commit thefts and assaults with ease.
Border Patrol sources told the Post that members of TdA often exploit the Biden administration’s lax border policies, entering the U.S. through the southern border before being released into the country.
Gang members are frequently identified by tattoos, including a “five-point crown and a clock and roses.”
The gang’s violence isn’t hypothetical—it’s already led to tragedy.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sources confirmed earlier this year that the suspect in the February murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley is “an active member” of TdA.
Riley was attacked and killed while jogging near the University of Georgia campus, sparking national outrage and renewed Republican calls for stricter immigration enforcement.
Then-candidate Donald Trump joined the chorus, demanding mass deportations of criminal illegal immigrants.
Tren de Aragua has continued to make headlines, with authorities in Aurora, Colorado, revealing over the summer that the gang had overtaken an apartment complex in the Denver suburbs.
Meanwhile, in New York City, TdA members have been implicated in s*x trafficking and violent altercations, including police shootings.
Tennessee has also been hit hard, as state investigators report that the gang is running s*x trafficking operations in major cities like Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga.
Adding to the urgency, Trump announced on Monday his intent to use the military for mass deportations if he returns to the White House, underscoring the stakes in combating gangs like Tren de Aragua.
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