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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.

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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.

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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.

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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

The Guardian - US

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

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

Latin Times

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.

Texas Observer

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.

Latin Times

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.

Euronews

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.

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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.

Axios

How Trump's strikes on "narco-terrorists" have escalated off Venezuela and beyond

The campaign has a growing death toll, and very few publicly available details.

The Independent UK

Venezuela's Maduro says the US is fabricating a war as aircraft carrier approaches

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro claims the U.S. is waging a war against him as the world's largest warship nears the country

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Euronews

US sending aircraft carrier to South America, Pentagon says in major escalation of military buildup

Deploying an aircraft carrier is a major escalation of military power in a region that has already seen an unusually large US military buildup in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off Venezuela.

Latin Times

U.S. Warship Set To Conduct Military Drills In Country Less Than 10 Miles From Venezuela

Trinidad and Tobago, a country located less than 10 miles from Venezuela, announced that a U.S. destroyer will arrive in the country on Sunday to conduct military drills as the Trump administration escalates pressure on Caracas

Latin Times

U.S. Has Killed More Than 40 In Caribbean Strikes On Alleged Drug Vessels After New Attack

A U.S. military strike overnight that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said killed six people aboard a vessel linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, has raised the tally of fatalities from the U.S. campaign to 43

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U.S. police spreading ‘politically motivated distortion and paranoia’ to keep immigrant hate strong

So they lied to get people mad at immigrants.

The Independent UK

Hegseth sends aircraft carrier in major escalation amid new ‘drug boat’ strike: ‘We will treat you like we treat Al-Qaeda’

Pentagon boss claims boat targeted in latest strike was operated by Tren de Aragua

The Guardian - US

US airstrike on ‘drug boat’ kills six as aircraft carrier sent to South America

Pete Hegseth claims six ‘narco-terrorists’ killed in Caribbean as US military conducts 10th strike

The Independent UK

Another US strike in Caribbean targets alleged drug-running boat, killing 6, Hegseth says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says another U.S. strike in the Caribbean targeted an alleged drug-running boat operated by the Tren de Aragua gang, killing six people

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