Information provided by a law enforcement task force established by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reveals more than 50 confirmed members of the violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang were arrested during a raid executed at an illicit nightclub in San Antonio on November 16. The Trump administration designated Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization earlier this year. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced this week that nearly 3,600 criminal illegal aliens were arrested in Houston during the six-week Democrat-led government shutdown. Department of Homeland Security officials said the arrests targeted the "worst of the worst," including convicted pedophiles, MS-13 gang members, kidnappers, and repeat offenders previously deported multiple times. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

ICE has arrested illegal aliens convicted of drug possession, violent assault, and heinous sex crimes against children.

Governor Greg Abbott announced Thursday that 31 illegal immigrant truck drivers—many holding commercial driver’s licenses issued in California—were apprehended along I‑40 during a one‑day enforcement sweep by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and federal partners. The joint operation targeted suspicious CDLs and unsafe vehicles, underscoring Abbott’s warning that California’s practice of licensing illegal immigrants poses risks to motorists nationwide. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

A 17-year-old illegal alien arrested and released by federal immigration authorities during the Biden administration has been charged with a brutal hammer attack on a woman jogging in a Texas park, reigniting concerns over public safety and immigration enforcement failures. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

Federal agents in Tulsa charged a Mexican national illegally residing in the U.S. and his Houston-based son with trafficking more than 75 firearms and bulk ammunition purchased at local gun shows, following a multi-agency investigation by ICE, ATF, and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

ICE has arrested more illegal aliens whom DHS Secretary Kristi Noem describes as "the worst of the worst" living in the United States.

An Afghan national was arrested after posting a video indicating he was building a bomb with an intended target in Fort Worth area, Homeland Security said.

ICE San Antonio arrested William Aldana-Monroy, a 38-year-old criminal alien from Guatemala, on Nov. 22. He's been convicted of deadly conduct (discharging a firearm) in Austin, Texas, and was sentenced to 83 days in jail.

ICE announced more arrests of some of the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from across the country, including child pornographers, gang members, and murderers.