
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) arrested four "confirmed" members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang trying to illegally cross the southern border on New Year's Eve, announced Governor Greg Abbott.
The gang members were part of a group of 22 migrants from Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally along Val Verde County, located in southwest Texas. DPS troopers patrolling the area encountered the group and arrested 11 individuals for criminal trespass, with family groups referred to Border Patrol for processing.