EIGHT ILLEGAL ALIEN TREN DE ARAGUA MEMBERS FROM VENEZUELA CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPINGS THAT RESULTED IN DEATH, RACKETEERING INVOLVING MURDER, AND OTHER VIOLENT OFFENSES IN TEXAS AND ILLINOIS FOLLOWING HOMELAND SECURITY TASK FORCE INVESTIGATIONS

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:

Note:A copy of the indictment in the Northern District of Texas can be found here. A copy of the complaint and affidavit in the Northern District of Illinois can be found here.

The Department of Justice announced charges filed in the Northern Districts of Illinois and Texas against eight alleged members of designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA) for murders, kidnappings, and firearms offenses. All eight defendants charged in these Homeland Security Task Force operations are illegal aliens believed to be from Venezuela who illegally enter the United States between December 2021 and April 2024. One defendant cha...