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John Cornyn: “The Department of Public Safety has arrested more than 40 of…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Discussion on Trump Administration's Immigration Enforcement and Gang Crackdown

Published | Video Starts at 04:48

This particular Venezuelan gang has been particularly aggressive in my home state of Texas, where The Department of Public Safety has arrested more than 40 of [Tren de Aragua's] suspected members just last week in New York. Trinidad. Aragua has been recruiting gang members from New York migrant shelters, increasing cell phone robbery activities, and trafficking stolen phones back to their headquarters in South America. (04:48–05:00)

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Asserts that over 40 suspected members of Tren de Aragua were arrested in New York last week.

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