Our country does not have control over our borders. We’ve let the worst of the worst takeover.
And now a cartel assault at the border leaves Americans’ jaws on the floor.
More than 100 suspected members of the notorious Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), were involved in the violent storming of the El Paso, Texas border in March, highlighting the escalating crisis of illegal immigration that is overwhelming the nation.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, taking decisive action, has officially declared the TdA a foreign terrorist organization.
“Earlier this year, more than 100 suspected TdA members were arrested after the riots at the El Paso border, when immigrants assaulted the Texas National Guard,” Gov. Abbott announced Monday, revealing the serious threat posed by this criminal organization and the lawless chaos at the border.
This violent border breach, captured exclusively by the New York Post, saw hundreds of illegal migrants — many with ties to violent gangs — breaking through razor wire and forcefully entering the U.S., even attacking the Texas troops stationed there to defend the border.
In one particularly alarming incident, a migrant stomped on a service member’s knee in a desperate attempt to cross the border, showing just how far these illegal immigrants will go, disregarding the rule of law and endangering American lives.
Labeling the Venezuelan gang as a “foreign terrorist organization,” Abbott outlined a tough new plan to combat their growing threat. “Texas is aggressively going after these foreign terrorist organizations of TdA,” the governor declared, making it clear that Texas would not be a safe haven for these criminals.
Abbott’s comprehensive crackdown includes a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence for TdA smugglers bringing people into Texas, the creation of a database to track gang members, and a significant increase in law enforcement resources to dismantle this transnational criminal enterprise.
“Our goal among law enforcement in the state of Texas is to defend our state from the growing threat of TdA. We are not going to allow them to use Texas as a base of operations to terrorize our citizens,” Abbott fumed, highlighting the dangers of unchecked illegal immigration and criminal infiltration.
Shockingly, after the violent border incident in March, a judge dismissed charges against 211 of the rioting migrants, and ICE released dozens of them into the U.S. — another glaring example of the failures of the federal immigration system under the Harris-Biden administration.
Since that time, TdA has continued to expand its criminal network across the country, allegedly taking over apartments in Colorado, seizing hotels near the Texas border in El Paso, and even shooting police officers in New York.
This gang isn’t just a border problem — they are establishing themselves in cities nationwide.
Recently, Texas authorities made 20 arrests at the Gateway hotel in El Paso, many of whom were suspected TdA members.
These arrests were related to human smuggling, pr*stitution, and drug possession — crimes that are becoming all too common as illegal immigration fuels criminal activity across the state.
In another alarming case, a Motel 6 in El Paso was found to be housing fugitive Venezuelan migrants accused of carrying out a violent jewelry store heist in Denver just this past June.
During Abbott’s announcement, National Border Patrol Council President for Texas Rio Grande Valley, Chris Cabrera, didn’t hold back in his criticism of the administration’s weak stance on border security.
He slammed the “weak-minded” Harris-Biden administration for failing to properly vet migrants, allowing TdA members to slip into the country.
Cabrera revealed that the U.S. is essentially operating on an “honor system” when it comes to background checks for Venezuelan migrants because the Venezuelan government refuses to provide criminal history information to U.S. officials.
In testimony before a committee panel last year, Border Patrol chief Rodney Scott blasted the so-called “vetting” process, saying it’s like checking someone “against a blank sheet of paper.”
Cabrera further pointed out that, unlike MS-13 gang members who are easily identifiable by their tattoos, TdA members “fly under the radar,” making it even more difficult for federal agents to detect them.
In recent months, TdA has become more organized and entrenched in the U.S., according to a Texas law enforcement source.
Their presence is yet another consequence of the administration’s lax immigration policies, which continue to enable dangerous criminals to infiltrate our nation.
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