On Thursday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) and Senator Ted Cruz (TX) demanded answers from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the growing presence of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) in Texas and across America.
The Texas lawmakers wrote in a letter,“The Biden-Harris administration has imported Venezuelan illegal aliens at an alarming rate, allowing criminals – including the gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) – to gain a foothold in Texas and communities throughout the United States. Texans and the American people deserve better.”
On October 5, 2024, Texas law enforcement executed “Operation Aurora,” a sting targeted at TdA members occupying a San Antonio apartment complex that had been forcefully taken over by the violent gang, similar to the situation recently seen in Aurora, Colorado. Authorities arrested 19 Venezuelan illegal aliens, four of whom are confirmed TdA members.
The lawmakers said, “Alleged TdA affiliates have committed heinous crimes against Americans. The two Venezuelan illegal aliens charged with raping and murdering 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray before tossing her dismembered body into a Houston bayou, both of whom were released under your tenure after they unlawfully crossed into Texas earlier this year, are believed to have ties to TdA.”
“Our law enforcement community and the Texans they serve deserve answers on the scope of infiltration of TCOs under this administration,” the letter concludes.
Read the full letter here.
