The FBI has made public unclassified portions of its classified intelligence assessment, which found that the deadly Venezuelan Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang is probably a government proxy working to undermine the safety of Americans.
An FBI investigation finds there is evidence the Venezuelan Maduro government facilitates the migration of gang members into the US to destabilize it. The tactic mirrors Belarus helping migrants swarm the EU by using Belarus as a transit point. Read: https://t.co/nBL2ZGnNWH
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The assessment stated that Venezuelan government officials likely facilitate the migration of the TdA gang members into the United States to achieve their objectives.
Immediately after taking office, President Trump classified foreign gangs, including TdA and MS-13, as foreign terrorist organizations. He also had described the illegal immigration crisis as a foreign invasion and invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to facilitate the removal of foreign citizens from the country.
“This is an invasion. This is like a military invasion,” Trump said during the campaign. “Drugs, criminals, gang members and terrorists are pouring into our country at record levels. We’ve never seen anything like it. They’re taking over our cities.”
However, Democrats criticized him for