The Department of Justice has for the first time charged an alleged high-ranking Tren de Aragua gang member with terrorism-related crimes, officials announced Wednesday.

A federal court in Houston unsealed a five‑count indictment charging a Venezuelan man with terrorism‑related crimes — the first time an alleged member of the feared Tren de Aragua gang has been accused of providing support to a foreign terrorist organization on U.

“Tren de Aragua is not just a street gang — it is a highly structured terrorist organization that has destroyed American families with brutal violence,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement touting the charges, adding that the arrests “will devastate TdA’s infrastructure” in three states.