A Venezuelan street gang, Tren de Aragua, has been linked to a series of violent incidents across the United States in recent weeks.
The gang members, who have reportedly entered the country illegally, have sparked fears among Venezuelan migrants who sought refuge in the U.S. to escape the gang's reign of terror in their home country.
Immigration attorney Ronaldo Vasquez, in a conversation with Frontlines' Julio Rosas, revealed an increasing number of Venezuelans residing in the U.S. have reached out to him, expressing their fears about the gang's growing presence. "The people we ran from in Venezuela, some very dangerous people, are coming through the border," they warned him. Despite the confidentiality and anonymity of these communications, many are too frightened to publicly voice their concerns, underscoring the gang's intimidating influence over the Venezuelan community.