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Trump’s anti-Venezuela actions lack strategy, justifiable targets and legal authorization

“I think we’re just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We’re going to kill them. You know, they’re going to be, like, dead,” President Donald Trump said in late October 2025 of U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea north of Venezuela.

The Conversation

How Trump's strikes on "narco-terrorists" have escalated off Venezuela and beyond

The campaign has a growing death toll, and very few publicly available details.

Axios

Venezuela's Maduro says the US is fabricating a war as aircraft carrier approaches

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro claims the U.S. is waging a war against him as the world's largest warship nears the country

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US sending aircraft carrier to South America, Pentagon says in major escalation of military buildup

Deploying an aircraft carrier is a major escalation of military power in a region that has already seen an unusually large US military buildup in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off Venezuela.

Euronews

U.S. Warship Set To Conduct Military Drills In Country Less Than 10 Miles From Venezuela

Trinidad and Tobago, a country located less than 10 miles from Venezuela, announced that a U.S. destroyer will arrive in the country on Sunday to conduct military drills as the Trump administration escalates pressure on Caracas

Latin Times

U.S. Has Killed More Than 40 In Caribbean Strikes On Alleged Drug Vessels After New Attack

A U.S. military strike overnight that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said killed six people aboard a vessel linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, has raised the tally of fatalities from the U.S. campaign to 43

Latin Times

U.S. police spreading ‘politically motivated distortion and paranoia’ to keep immigrant hate strong

So they lied to get people mad at immigrants.

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Hegseth sends aircraft carrier in major escalation amid new ‘drug boat’ strike: ‘We will treat you like we treat Al-Qaeda’

Pentagon boss claims boat targeted in latest strike was operated by Tren de Aragua

The Independent UK

US airstrike on ‘drug boat’ kills six as aircraft carrier sent to South America

Pete Hegseth claims six ‘narco-terrorists’ killed in Caribbean as US military conducts 10th strike

The Guardian - US

Another US strike in Caribbean targets alleged drug-running boat, killing 6, Hegseth says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says another U.S. strike in the Caribbean targeted an alleged drug-running boat operated by the Tren de Aragua gang, killing six people

The Independent UK

Law Enforcement Spent Months Amplifying Unverified Claims of Tren de Aragua Plotting to Kill Police Officers, Documents Show

Law enforcement agencies across the United States circulated and amplified for months a claim about notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua ordering members to kill police officers, a notion that was later quietly discredited by the FBI, newly released government records show.

Latin Times

Revealed: police across US spread false rumors about Venezuelan gang threats

Claim that Tren de Aragua planned to attack officers was widely shared – only for FBI to later acknowledge it was mistaken, internal files show

The Guardian - US

US military kills five people in strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in Pacific

Latest strikes were off coast of Colombia, while seven previous attacks in Caribbean killed at least 32

The Guardian - UK

A timeline of US attacks in the Caribbean and what Congress has had to say

In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed 32 people in strikes against drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea

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Latin Times

Canada Confirms Tren de Aragua, Sinaloa Cartel Among Criminal Organizations Active Within Its Borders

Canadian authorities have confirmed that Tren de Aragua, the infamous Venezuelan criminal organization with operations across Latin America and the United States, is among seven international cartels currently active in the country.

The Independent UK

Cartel crackdown or conflict creation? Trump’s Venezuela strategy raises questions

Scholars warn U.S. military actions in Venezuela may stretch the bounds of international law

The Guardian - US

Trump says he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela as Maduro decries the move as ‘coups d’etat’

Move marks escalation in Maduro pressure campaign as president says US mulling strikes on Venezuelan territory

Latin Times

Alleged Tren de Aragua Ringleader Dies After Falling From Sixth Floor During Police Raid in Colombia

A Venezuelan national identified as Ender Alexis Rojas Montán, an alleged top leader of the transnational criminal organization Tren de Aragua, died onTuesday after falling from a sixth-floor apartment

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Imprisoned Tren de Aragua Founder Asks to Take Part in Colombia's Peace Effort Aimed at Disarming Criminal Organizations

One of the founders of the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua, has formally asked President Gustavo Petro's government to allow the organization to join the country's peace negotiations intended to dismantle armed and criminal groups.

Latin Times

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Celebrates Arrest Of Tren De Aragua Leader: 'Good For The Mexican People'

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson celebrated the arrest of an alleged leader of Venezuelan-born gang Tren de Aragua in the country

Latin Times

Top Tren de Aragua Leader Detained In Mexico: 'Intellectual And Material Author Of Several Femicides'

Mexican authorities detailed that an alleged leader of Venezuelan-born gang Tren de Aragua has been detained in the country

The Guardian - US

Hegseth says four killed in US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuelan coast

Pentagon chief says strike – fourth by US military in recent weeks – targeted boat with ‘substantial amounts’ of drugs

The Guardian - US

Stephen Miller takes leading role in strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats

Exclusive: Miller’s homeland security council has played a key part in coordinating operations, sources say

Texas Observer

Officials Said They Busted a Tren de Aragua Party. Attendees Beg to Differ.

A highly publicized multi-agency raid in Hays County resulted in dozens of arrests on low-level immigration charges and left an Austin mother's life in tatters. It also fit a pattern of unproven gang-related accusations.

The Independent UK

Trump demands Venezuela take action on one of his most outlandish claims – or face an ‘incalculable’ price

President has long claimed without evidence that Venezuela has been emptying its ‘insane asylums’ and sending the inmates to the U.S.

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