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Alfie Pannell / Latin America Reports

Trump's Tren de Aragua Crackdown Takes a Leaf Out Of South America's Political Playbook

Image of a deportation flight (Credit: Press Secretary)

During President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, Venezuelan-born gang Tren de Aragua went from being a group relatively unknown outside Latin America to a household name in the United States.

Since declaring it a terrorist organization in February, the Trump administration has used the wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of migrants to El Salvador accusing them of being Tren de Aragua members.

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