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Trump has been laying the groundwork for a strike on Venezuela for a full year. Here’s the timeline

President Donald Trump had long threatened that he could order military strikes on targets on Venezuelan territory after months of attacks on boats accused of carrying drugs from the South American country. President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela said the U.S. military operations were a thinly veiled effort to oust him…

Fortune

3 Areas Where the Courts Pushed Back Against Trump's Attempts To Avoid Judicial Review in 2025

The president asserted broad powers to deport people, impose tariffs, and deploy the National Guard based on his own unilateral determinations.

Reason

CIA carries out first drone strike on Venezuelan soil in latest escalation of Trump admin’s attacks on ‘narco terrorists’

US targeted alleged drug traffickers in first-known land attack inside the country

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CIA Strike On Cartel Storage Facility In Venezuela Didn't Cause Casualties: Report

The attack reportedly conducted by the CIA against a facility used by Tren de Aragua to store drugs and boats in Venezuela didn't cause any casualties, CNN reported.

Latin Times

‘We became famous, but at what cost?’: after the horrors of Cecot, the search for a normal life

After months of torture in the Salvadorian prison, the men deported from the US reunite with families in Venezuela

The Guardian - US

Report Reveals Tren de Aragua Presence in 10 Mexican States as Authorities Step Up Efforts to Curb Gang's Expansion

A new report, based on testimony from government intelligence officials, states that Mexican authorities only became aware of Tren de Aragua's operations last year, after clashes between the gang and rival groups in Mexico City.

Latin Times

Feds Target Tren de Aragua Leader Known As 'The Unspeakable'

Federal prosecutors have indicted a leader of notorious street gang Tren de Aragua

Latin Times

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Trump Says Colorado Is 'Run by Tren de Aragua,' Slams Governor as 'Weak and Pathetic'

Governor Polis said earlier this month that "we would all benefit if the President spent less time posting attacks and instead worked on making Christmas more affordable for American families"

Latin Times

Maduro's Former Intelligence Chief Says Regime Worked With FARC, ELN and Hezbollah to Target U.S., in Letter to Trump

The former general also said criminal groups such as Tren de Aragua were recruited from prisons to protect the government in exchange for immunity

Latin Times

Venezuela-US timeline: How Trump ramped up pressure on Caracas before airstrikes and Maduro capture

More than 100 people killed in US military strikes targeting small boats in the Caribbean in 2025

The Independent UK

U.S. Government Now Offering $5 Million For Senior Tren de Aragua Member 'El Viejo'

The United States government has raised its reward for information leading to the arrest of a Tren de Aragua leader to $5 million, up from $3 million.

Latin Times

Former Venezuelan Spy Chief Tells Trump the Cártel de los Soles Exists and Maduro Holds Influence In It

First reported by the Dallas Express, the letter is addressed to President Donald Trump, with Carvajal saying he wrote it to warn the United States about the dangers posed by the criminal organization.

Latin Times

Who Is DJ Rosita? United States Formally Ties Venezuelan Influencer and Actress to Tren de Aragua Gang

The U.S. government has formally linked Venezuelan DJ and actress Jimena Romina Araya Navarro, known as Rosita, to activities supporting the Tren de Aragua criminal organization. The accusation appears in an official action by the Treasury Department published on December 3, 2025, which includes Rosita on a list of individuals…

Latin Times

Here’s why Trump won’t do anything to Pete Hegseth over ‘kill them all’ boat strike scandal — for now

NEWS ANALYSIS: Trump’s desire to avoid anything resembling the chaos of his first term is keeping Pete Hegseth safely in the Pentagon, writes Andrew Feinberg ... at least for the next few months.

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US adds more penalties to those linked to Tren de Aragua gang

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on alleged affiliates of the Tren de Aragua gang

Axios

Here are all of Hegseth's military boat strikes near Venezuela that we know about

Military experts have questioned the legality of the boat strikes.

The Guardian - US

Pete Hegseth denies he gave orders to ‘kill everybody’ on alleged ‘narco-boat’

Defense secretary called reports about his role in strike as ‘fake news’ intended to discredit US military

Latin Times

Tren de Aragua Continues To Be Top Facilitator Of Unlawful Migration In Southern Border, Mexican Police Chief Says

Venezuelan-born gang Tren de Aragua continues to be a top facilitator of unlawful migration at the southern border, according to Mexico's police chief

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Latin Times

Over 140 Arrests Mark Launch of New South Texas Task Force Against Transnational Crime

Federal officials said the South Texas task force has already been active since late October and cited additional recent operations

Texas Observer

Prosecutors Drop Only Criminal Cases from Hays County Airbnb Raid

Pending drug charges have been abandoned from the multi-agency April operation that supposedly targeted Tren de Aragua and led to multiple deportations.

Latin Times

Multi-City Raids in Spain Uncover First European Cell of Venezuelan Gang Tren de Aragua

Authorities said the cell was dismantled in its early stages, before it could expand, and had likely been active since at least 2023 in neighborhoods of Barcelona and Madrid.

Euronews

Spanish police arrest 13 people suspected of belonging to Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang

The Tren de Aragua gang originated in Venezuela more than a decade ago at an infamously lawless prison with hardened criminals in the central state of Aragua.

International Business Times

Venezuela's María Corina Machado Has Long Sought Trump's Support To Step Up Pressure on Maduro, Report Details

The report revealed that the opposition pushed the narrative that Maduro had ties to the Tren de Aragua gang, discussing the theory publicly and privately when it aligned with the administration's priorities.

Latin Times

Venezuela's María Corina Machado Has Long Sought Trump's Support To Step Up Pressure on Maduro, Report Details

The Conversation

Trump’s anti-Venezuela actions lack strategy, justifiable targets and legal authorization

“I think we’re just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We’re going to kill them. You know, they’re going to be, like, dead,” President Donald Trump said in late October 2025 of U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea north of Venezuela.

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