President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice announced Monday that it filed its first RICO charges against 27 individuals linked to the Venezuela-based foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua.
The dangerous group, whose members flooded into the country under the Biden administration’s open-border chaos, has been tied to criminal activity in New York City, apartment takeovers in Colorado, and violent offenses in several other states.
‘This isn’t just street crime — it’s organized racketeering, and this gang has shown zero regard for the safety of New Yorkers.’
Six confirmed TDA members were charged as part of the first superseding indictment, the DOJ said Monday. The second superseding indictment charged 19 former TDA members who formed a splinter faction, “Anti-Tren,” and two individuals described as “associates” of the offshoot group.
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