Feeding the Beast: MS13 in Nashville In Nashville, the MS13 took root through the Thompson Place Locos Salvatrucha clique. Fueled by poverty and social exclusion, the group was disorganized, unsophisticated - but extremely violent. The post Feeding the Beast: MS13 in Nashville appeared first on InSight Crime.| InSight Crime
Tren de Aragua in Tennessee: A Ghost Train? In Tennessee, warnings about the advance of Tren de Aragua have been driven more by alarmism than by evidence. While the state has only seen a handful of cases, political discourse is amplifying fear and the stigmatizing of the migrant community. The post Tren de Aragua in Tennessee: A Ghost Train? appeared first on InSight Crime.| InSight Crime
The Nashville ICE Raids: Anti-Gang Offensive or Immigration Crackdown? In Nashville, Tennessee, an immigration enforcement operation supposedly targeting areas with gang activity turned into a dragnet for migrants. The sweep left the migrant community gripped by fear and distrust toward authorities. The post The Nashville ICE Raids: Anti-Gang Offensive or Immigration Crackdown? appeared first on InSight Crime.| InSight Crime
"Entre los decretos que firmaré hoy, vamos a designar a los cárteles como organizaciones terroristas extranjeras", dijo Trump durante su discurso inaugural en el Capitolio. Una fuente lee dijo a AFP que designará "a los cárteles criminales y a otros grupos como terroristas globales", citando al Tren de Aragua y la mara salvadoreña MS-13| El Estímulo
We analyze another US missile strike, the decertification of Colombia, and its sentencing of former FARC leaders.| InSight Crime
A three-judge D.C. appellate panel unanimously ruled against U.S. District Judge Jeb Boasberg in his latest attempt to provide “due process” for Tren de Aragua gang members who were deported to El Salvador. Boasberg has gained national attention over his efforts to prevent President Trump from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport illegal aliens […]| Trending Politics Conservative News and Commentary
We debunk the myths that Tren de Aragua is a terrorist group or involved in international drug trade as the US alleged.| InSight Crime
Colombia had already proven to be fertile territory for Tren de Aragua's operations, expanding its criminal rents and offering refuge.| InSight Crime
What began in 2022 as an unproven tweet became a viral rumor. Two years later, Donald Trump used it to justify the mass deportation of Venezuelans| Caracas Chronicles
Attorney Raphael Goldman has raised constitutional concerns about President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan nationals and detain them in El Salvador, arguing that the government cannot impose criminal punishment without due process and congressional authorization.| Davis Vanguard
Leon Rengel became the first Venezuelan to file a complaint against the US government for wrongful deportation and false gang allegations.| Venezuelanalysis
There must be a full investigation into these disappearances to CECOT and clear safeguards barring Trump from doing this again.| American Immigration Council
Saab recalled efforts to dismantle Tren de Aragua, a group designated as a "foreign terrorist organization" by the Trump administration.| Venezuelanalysis
