Aragua State (Spanish: Estado Aragua, IPA: [esˈtaðo aˈɾaɣwa]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni. It has Venezuela's first national park, Henri Pittier National Park.

Tren de Aragua (Spanish pronunciation: [tɾen de aˈɾaɣwa]; English: Aragua Train) is a transnational criminal organization and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization [3] from Venezuela. It is believed to have over 5,000 members. [4]

Aragua, estado (state), northern Venezuela. It is bounded to the north by the Caribbean Sea, to the east by the Distrito Federal and Miranda state, to the south by Guárico state, and to the west by Carabobo state.

Nov 20, 2024 · The notorious Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua is now reportedly operating in 16 states across the U.S., including Colorado, Tennessee, and New York.

Mar 3, 2025 · What is Tren de Aragua? According to investigative journalists and a handful of academic studies, Tren de Aragua was initially founded by Hector “El Niño” Guerrero and two other men in 2014 ...

1 day ago · Tren de Aragua gang members sometimes have a tattoo of a train. NYPD. The coalition of law enforcement agencies rooting out crime is a part of President Trump’s larger goal of deporting migrants ...

Sep 25, 2024 · The Tren, which means “train” in Spanish, traces its origin more than a decade ago to an infamously lawless prison with hardened criminals in the central state of Aragua.

The state of Aragua is famous within Venezuela especially for the variety and beauty of its beaches, natural monuments, extensive green areas and for the Colonia Tovar, a territory colonized by the Germans.

Feb 19, 2025 · The United States on Wednesday designated Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel and other drug cartels as global terrorist organizations, according to a Federal Register notice, a move that comes as...

1 day ago · Under the newly enacted Laken Riley Act, 14 illegal immigrants, including suspected members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, were taken off the streets by federal law enforcement in Florida ...