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Rumors about Tren de Aragua ([link removed]) are rife.

News outlets and authorities around the Americas have decried the group’s expansion.

The gang has been called “an invading criminal army” by US lawmakers, as well as a tool of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to “invade” the United States.

In February, the US government named it a foreign terrorist organization. Other countries have followed his example, and Trump has used the group as justification for his anti-immigration policies.

Tren de Aragua’s presence in North America is often exaggerated, but the group’s expansion in South America has had a profound impact on organized crime dynamics.

It began as a prison gang in Venezuela, led by Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero,” who has been on the run since 2023.

This is: Niño Guerrero: The Prison Kingpin Who Took Tren de Aragua Transnational ([link removed])

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This exclusive profile includes:
* An in-depth look at how Tren de Aragua grew into the region’s criminal colossus
* The heartwrenching personal stories of eight women ensnared in the Tren de Aragua web
* Narrated audio content breaking down the rumors from the reality on Tren de Aragua

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Up next week: The shadowy figure leading the AGC, Colombia’s most dominant criminal group, which emerged from the ashes of the country’s paramilitary movement and has extended its reach throughout the nation


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