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Tren de Aragua US membership

The number of Tren de Aragua members in the United States, and how this information is used in policy debates

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Jan 30, 2026

How does the Tren de Aragua community maintain their cultural heritage in America?

Reporting on emphasizes its origins as a prison-born criminal organization and its transnational spread, but the sources largely do not treat the group as a coherent cultural community maintaining her...

Jan 28, 2026

How did U.S. agencies identify individuals as Tren de Aragua members for the March 2025 deportations?

agencies relied on an executive proclamation, interagency directives and a government “validation” rubric — including tattoos, photographs, clothing and other behavioral indicators — to designate nonc...