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| 'US invokes RICO law in charging more alleged Venezuelan gang members |
| 2025-04-22 |
| (Reuters) - More than two dozen people whom the U.S. government says are current or past members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have been charged with murder, sex trafficking and other crimes under a federal law created to combat organized crime, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday. The Justice Department said in a written statement that it was the first time alleged members of the criminal gang that originated in Venezuelan prisons had faced charges under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO. U.S. President Donald Trump was elected last November in part because of his anti-immigration stance. The charges against the 27 people are part of a broader push by the president to prosecute and deport alleged members of foreign criminal gangs operating in the country. Trump's administration has designated Tren de Aragua and other criminal gangs as foreign terrorist organizations. In March Trump invoked a seldom-used wartime law, the Alien Enemies Act, to deport hundreds of alleged Tren de Aragua members to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador without going through normal deportation procedures. Related: Tren de Aragua: 2025-04-21 El Salvador offers Venezuela prisoner swap involving US deportees Tren de Aragua: 2025-04-20 New Mexico Democrat Judge Resigns After ICE Arrests Alleged Tren de Aragua Gang Member in His Home Tren de Aragua: 2025-04-20 Leaders in AOC's 'Red Light' district call on Kash Patel to crush 'worsening' gang crime and prostitution |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 The FISA courts have a 99% conviction rate, operate in secrecy, difficult to appeal and have jurisdiction if the words “foreign spy” are liberally interpreted. Worst case the courts get some much needed oversight |
| Posted by: Gloluns Turkeyneck4904 2025-04-22 19:37 |
| #1 Now do Congress. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-04-22 14:23 |