The Latest Breaking News from Tren de Aragua

Mexico Fails Washington's Trafficking Test Again as Cartels Target Children

The 2026 U.S. Trafficking Report keeps Mexico at Tier 2 as cartel wars drive forced child recruitment and official accountability collapses.

Latin Times · 9h ago

How Murdering Suspected Drug Smugglers Became the New Normal

A year after launching his explosive antidrug campaign, President Donald Trump routinely rains death on alleged cocaine couriers.

Reason · Sep 26

Ecuador and U.S. Push Regional Security Alliance, But Mining and Energy Enter the Agenda

Noboa and envoy Kristi Noem discussed mining and oil as 15 Shield of the Americas nations moved to sanction MS-13, Tren de Aragua and 22 other groups.

Latin Times · Sep 23

‘Don’t want to kill people,' Trump says Iran asked him to halt the ‘biggest attack’ since WWII

President Trump stated he prefers a deal with Iran to avoid conflict. He claimed Iran requested talks after the United States prepared for a major strike. The US president reiterated that Iran must not develop nuclear weapons. He also compared US actions in Iran to those in Venezuela. Trump suggested…

The Economic Times · Aug 6

Venezuelan Men Sue ICE Flight Contractors, Alleging They Helped Send Them to Torture in El Salvador's CECOT Prison

A group of Venezuelan men who were deported from the United States to El Salvador's notorious CECOT maximum-security prison have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against two U.S. aviation companies, alleging the carriers knowingly participated in unlawful deportation flights that resulted in months of arbitrary detention and torture.

Latin Times · Jul 28

Venezuelan men sue aviation firms who flew them to notorious Salvadorian jail

Exclusive: CSI Aviation and GlobalX accused of violating civil rights as part of Trump immigration crackdown

The Guardian - US · Jul 26

Tren de Aragua Under Siege: New Charges, Bigger Numbers, and a Leader Already Gone

DOJ says Tren de Aragua arrests jumped sixfold under Trump, but the news came weeks after a strike killed the gang's own leader.

Latin Times · Jul 2

Mystery of hit on Tren de Aragua leader: is it linked to US mining plans in Venezuela?

Trump boasted of assassinating Héctor Guerrero Flores but details are scarce and experts doubt it will harm drug trade

The Guardian - US · Jun 23

Spain Sex Trafficking: Inside the €9,000 Debt Trap Used on Vulnerable Venezuelan Women

Spain arrests 17 cartel-mimicking traffickers who used fake Tren de Aragua identities and €9,000 debts to sexually exploit Venezuelan women.

Latin Times · Jun 18

A Symbolic Victory? Why Killing Niño Guerrero Won't Stop Tren de Aragua

President Trump announces the killing of Tren de Aragua founder Niño Guerrero, but analysts warn the decentralized gang will survive the strike.

Latin Times · Jun 16