'''Tren de Aragua''' (English: [[Aragua]] Train) is a transnational [[Organized crime|criminal organization]] from [[Venezuela]]. It is believed to have over 5,000 members.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-26 |title=La megabanda delictiva el Tren de Aragua ya está en ciudades de EE.UU. como Chicago y Miami: qué se sabe y qué implica |trans-title=The Tren de Aragua mega-criminal gang is already in US cities such as Chicago and Miami: what is known and what it entails|url=https://www.telemundo.com/noticias/noticias-telemundo/crimen-y-violencia/la-megabanda-delictiva-el-tren-de-aragua-ya-esta-en-ciudades-de-eeuu-c-rcna135251 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=[[Telemundo]] |language=es}}</ref> Tren de Aragua is led by {{ill|Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores|es}}, alias "{{ill|Niño Guerrero|es}}"; he was incarcerated in {{ill|Tocorón prison|es|Centro Penitenciario de Aragua}}, which functioned as the organization's [[de facto]] [[headquarters]]. The gang has since expanded throughout [[Latin America]] and the [[United States]] due to the [[Venezuelan refugee crisis]], with the growth of the gang following the migration of [[Venezuelans]] to host nations.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Chavez Yacila |first=Rosa |last2=Castile |first2=Oscar |last3=Cardenas |first3=Abel |last4=Huaman |first4=Gianfranco |date=2023-08-11 |title=Tren de Aragua: expansión y evolución de una megafranquicia del crimen en América Latina |trans-title=Tren de Aragua: Expansion and evolution of a mega crime franchise in Latin America|url=https://ojo-publico.com/4749/tren-aragua-una-megafranquicia-del-crimen-america-latina |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=[[Ojo Público]] |language=es}}</ref> Due to the severity of its crimes, combatting the gang has become a priority to many nations where Tren de Aragua has entered.<ref name=":0" /> Though Tocorón prison was invaded in 2023, leadership escaped and the gangs activities continue to this day.
