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Pedro Camacho

Trump Administration To Designate Venezuelan Gang 'Tren de Aragua' a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Donald Trump being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States (Credit: AFP)

Donald Trump is set to designate the Venezuelan-born gang 'Tren de Aragua' as a foreign terrorist organization, following months of using the group as an example of criminal immigrants entering the United States during the Biden administration.

The official announcement was published on The White House's website, updated once Trump was sworn in on Monday. "President Trump will begin the process of designating cartels, including the dangerous Tren de Aragua, as foreign terrorist organizations and use the Alien Enemies Act to remove them," reads a portion of the document titled "The Trump-Vance Administration priorities.

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