NEW YORK CITY, NY – A superseding RICO indictment secured by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) this past January saw 19 Tren de Aragua members hit with over two dozen felony charges ranging from murder to kidnapping via the agency’s ongoing “Operation Crazy Train.”
According to a press release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 19 Tren de Aragua gang members were federally charged on January 28th through a superseding RICO indictment for 29 felonies collectively.
Per the agency’s press release, the charges included “murder, murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder, assault with dangerous weapons, armed robbery, kidnapping, sex trafficking and firearms offenses.”
Operation Crazy Train was reportedly launched in the wake of Tren de Aragua gang members out of New York beating and robbing two NYPD officers as well as killing two and injuring another in a shooting in the Bronx back in 2024.
The latest indictment from this past January follows a series of criminal cases brought forth against members of the notorious transnational gang under the Trump administration.
Back in April 2025, 27 members of Tren de Aragua and Anti-Tren were indicted on charges of racketeering, narcotics trafficking, sex trafficking, firearms trafficking and murder-for-hire.
By September, a superseding RICO indictment saw 10 of the gang members hit with additional charges of murder, murder conspiracy, firearms, possession and use, violent crimes in aid of racketeering.
In December of 2025, prosecutors secured an indictment against Tren de Aragua leader Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores on charges of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, cocaine importation conspiracy, and possession of machine guns and destructive devises.
The leader of the of the dangerous group is still at large and believed to be in Venezuela.
Since launching, Operation Crazy Train has also resulted in the administrative arrests of 40 additional gang members and their associates, numerous sex trafficking victims being rescued, and narcotics and illegal weapons being removed from the streets.
HSI acting Executive Associate Director John Condon said of the ongoing operation, “HSI New York continues to stand at the forefront of investigations against vicious criminal enterprises like Tren de Aragua and Anti-Tren.”
Highlighting the gang’s notoriety for violent crime, Executive Associate Director Condon said the agency remains committed to pursuing “justice” with the assistance of their “law enforcement partners.”
“HSI New York, through the Homeland Security Task Force, continues to target these gangs that seek to perpetrate destruction and terror in our communities. Together, alongside our law enforcement partners, we are committed to ensuring that no corners of the TdA and Anti-Tren enterprises are beyond the reach of justice,” Executive Associate Director Condon concluded.
According to a press release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 19 Tren de Aragua gang members were federally charged on January 28th through a superseding RICO indictment for 29 felonies collectively.
Per the agency’s press release, the charges included “murder, murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder, assault with dangerous weapons, armed robbery, kidnapping, sex trafficking and firearms offenses.”
Operation Crazy Train was reportedly launched in the wake of Tren de Aragua gang members out of New York beating and robbing two NYPD officers as well as killing two and injuring another in a shooting in the Bronx back in 2024.
The latest indictment from this past January follows a series of criminal cases brought forth against members of the notorious transnational gang under the Trump administration.
Back in April 2025, 27 members of Tren de Aragua and Anti-Tren were indicted on charges of racketeering, narcotics trafficking, sex trafficking, firearms trafficking and murder-for-hire.
By September, a superseding RICO indictment saw 10 of the gang members hit with additional charges of murder, murder conspiracy, firearms, possession and use, violent crimes in aid of racketeering.
In December of 2025, prosecutors secured an indictment against Tren de Aragua leader Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores on charges of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, cocaine importation conspiracy, and possession of machine guns and destructive devises.
The leader of the of the dangerous group is still at large and believed to be in Venezuela.
Since launching, Operation Crazy Train has also resulted in the administrative arrests of 40 additional gang members and their associates, numerous sex trafficking victims being rescued, and narcotics and illegal weapons being removed from the streets.
HSI acting Executive Associate Director John Condon said of the ongoing operation, “HSI New York continues to stand at the forefront of investigations against vicious criminal enterprises like Tren de Aragua and Anti-Tren.”
Highlighting the gang’s notoriety for violent crime, Executive Associate Director Condon said the agency remains committed to pursuing “justice” with the assistance of their “law enforcement partners.”
“HSI New York, through the Homeland Security Task Force, continues to target these gangs that seek to perpetrate destruction and terror in our communities. Together, alongside our law enforcement partners, we are committed to ensuring that no corners of the TdA and Anti-Tren enterprises are beyond the reach of justice,” Executive Associate Director Condon concluded.
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