The Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) is now operating in 16 states, according to a new Homeland Security memo cited by the New York Post.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is warning residents about the presence of a violent Venezuelan street gang called Tren de Aragua. TBI Director David Rausch said intelligence the agency has gathered suggests the gang is in Tennessee after it was previously believed to be gone following past arrests.

The arrest of a high-ranking Tren de Aragua member is a significant blow to its Colombia operations and offers further proof that Venezuela protection is long gone.

It took seven arrests, but an illegal immigrant from Venezuela who police say is linked to the Tren de Aragua gang has finally been jailed. Brandon Simosa, 25, crossed the line after being charged with robbing a prosecutor who works in the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and then exposing his genitals in front of her,

In just a few short years, the hyper-violent Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua has gone viral in 16 U.S. states and is eyeing further expansion, worried cops say. According to a report in the New York Post, Homeland Security officials were warned in an intelligence memo about the group’s rapidly expanding presence.

The Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua has spread to 16 U.S. states, according to a New York Post report citing an internal Department of Homeland Security memo. The gang has reportedly established a presence in Virginia,