Tren de Aragua is a prison gang of Venezuela's Aragua which became active in several parts of the United States. In New York City, the gang was stealing cellphones, plundering retail stores and dealing with a synthetic drug, known as Tusi. Trump Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act targeting the gang members of Tren de Aragua so that they can be "apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed as Alien Enemies".
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