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Since January 20, 2025, the Department has federally indicted over 260 members of TdA.

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The Justice Department unsealed indictments against more than 70 individuals, including leaders and members of the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA), charging them with crimes such as murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and drug trafficking across multiple U.S. districts. The actions, part of an expanded Joint Task Force Vulcan effort, follow more than 260 federal indictments of TdA members since January 20, 2025, and include an international leadership charge against Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, for whom the State Department offers up to $5 million.
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The Department of Justice has unsealed multiple indictments against over 70 individuals associated with the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA), charging them with various violent crimes, including murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and controlled substance trafficking. These actions span five U.S. Attorney offices: the District of Colorado, District of Nebraska, District of New Mexico, Southern District of New York, and the Southern District of Texas. Since January 20, 2025, the Department has federally indicted over 260 members of TdA.

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  1. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 08:52 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice has unsealed multiple indictments against over 70 individuals associated with the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA), charging them with various violent crimes, including murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and controlled substance trafficking. These actions span five U.S. Attorney offices: the District of Colorado, District of Nebraska, District of New Mexico, Southern District of New York, and the Southern District of Texas. Since January 20, 2025, the Department has federally indicted over 260 members of TdA.
  2. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 07:41 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice announced on December 18, 2025, that since January 20, 2025, it has federally indicted over 260 members of the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA). These indictments span multiple U.S. Attorney's Offices, including the Districts of Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Southern District of New York, and Southern District of Texas. (justice.gov) The charges encompass a range of violent crimes, such as murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and controlled substance trafficking. This nationwide crackdown reflects the Department's commitment to dismantling transnational criminal organizations.
  3. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 06:56 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice announced on December 18, 2025, that since January 20, 2025, it has federally indicted over 260 members of the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA). (justice.gov) This nationwide crackdown has resulted in multiple indictments across various U.S. Attorney's offices, including the Districts of Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Southern District of New York, and Southern District of Texas. (justice.gov)
  4. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:48 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice announced on December 18, 2025, that since January 20, 2025, it has federally indicted over 260 members of the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA). (justice.gov) This nationwide crackdown has resulted in multiple indictments across five U.S. Attorney offices, including the District of Colorado, District of Nebraska, District of New Mexico, Southern District of New York, and the Southern District of Texas. (justice.gov) The charges encompass various violent crimes, such as murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and controlled substance trafficking. (justice.gov)
  5. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:00 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice announced on December 18, 2025, that since January 20, 2025, it has federally indicted over 260 members of the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA). (justice.gov) This nationwide crackdown has resulted in multiple indictments across various U.S. Attorney's Offices, including the Districts of Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Southern District of New York, and Southern District of Texas. (justice.gov)
  6. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 04:18 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice announced on December 18, 2025, that since January 20, 2025, it has federally indicted over 260 members of the Venezuelan transnational criminal organization, Tren de Aragua (TdA). These indictments span multiple U.S. Attorney's Offices, including the Districts of Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Southern District of New York, and Southern District of Texas. The charges encompass a range of violent crimes, such as murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and controlled substance trafficking. (justice.gov)
  7. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 02:49 AMTrue
    The Department of Justice announced on December 18, 2025, that since January 20, 2025, it has federally indicted over 260 members of the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA). (justice.gov) These indictments span multiple U.S. Attorney offices, including the Districts of Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Southern District of New York, and Southern District of Texas. The charges encompass a range of violent crimes, such as murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and controlled substance trafficking. (justice.gov)
  8. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 11:42 PMTrue
    The Department of Justice's press release from December 18, 2025, states that since January 20, 2025, over 260 members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) have been federally indicted. (justice.gov) This aligns with the claim that over 260 TdA members have been federally indicted since that date.
  9. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 08:39 AMcomplete
    The Department of Justice has unsealed multiple indictments against over 70 individuals associated with the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA), charging them with various violent crimes, including murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and controlled substance trafficking. These actions span five U.S. Attorney offices: the District of Colorado, District of Nebraska, District of New Mexico, Southern District of New York, and the Southern District of Texas. Since January 20, 2025, the Department has federally indicted over 260 members of TdA. This nationwide crackdown reflects the Department's commitment to dismantling violent trafficking networks and eliminating terrorist organizations from the United States.
  10. Update · Dec 19, 2025, 07:29 AMcomplete
    The Department of Justice announced on December 18, 2025, that since January 20, 2025, it has federally indicted over 260 members of the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA). (justice.gov) This nationwide crackdown has resulted in multiple indictments across five U.S. Attorney offices, including the District of Colorado, District of Nebraska, District of New Mexico, Southern District of New York, and the Southern District of Texas. (justice.gov) The charges encompass various violent crimes, such as murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and controlled substance trafficking. (justice.gov)
  11. Original article · Dec 18, 2025
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