EX-VENEZUELAN OFFICER URGES DHS: USE FINCEN AND ICE–CBP BIOMETRIC FUSION TO CRACK DOWN ON TREN DE ARAGUA

A former Venezuelan military officer tells Fox News the U.S. should emulate South American tactics to dismantle Tren de Aragua, advocating DHS-led biometric/intel fusion across ICE, CBP and FBI, and Treasury/FinCEN actions to choke the gang’s funding. He cites Chile’s integrated ‘mega-operativos’ and Ecuador’s terror designation as models. The piece frames a growing push to treat TdA as a terrorism/finance threat rather than a conventional criminal issue.