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Tren De Aragua Leader Killed in U.S. Strike on Venezuelan Gang Compound

Seamus OthotBy Seamus OthotJune 15, 2026Updated:June 15, 20264 Comments2 Mins Read
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President Donald Trump announced the death of Tren De Aragua leader Nino Guerrero on Friday following a U.S. strike on his gang compound in Venezuela.

[RELATED: Venezuelan Criminal Organization Infiltrates New York City: Report…]

“At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty terrorist organizations on Planet Earth,” said President Trump.

“Early in my Administration, I delivered on my promise to designate Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization,” he added.

“At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth.” – President DONALD J. TRUMP 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/3R5IPxhPXX

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 13, 2026

Guerrero led the violent Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang designated as a terrorist organization.

Under President Joe Biden’s open borders policies as well as protected status for Venezuelan immigrants, the gang expanded their operations in the U.S.

Those operations allegedly included the complete takeover of a hotel in Texas, an apartment building in Colorado, and an infiltration of New York City.

President Trump claimed that, despite the U.S. military action against the Venezuelan government earlier this year, the strike against Guerrero was carried out with cooperation from the Venezuelan military.

“The operation underscores the shared U.S. and Venezuelan commitment to take the fight to narco-terrorists and deny them any safe haven in our hemisphere. We will continue to work closely with security partners, like Venezuela — and counties in the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (A3C) partners — to take the fight to our enemies,” said Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Earlier this week, the @DeptofWar — in full collaboration with Venezuelan security forces — conducted a kinetic strike on a Tren de Aragua (TdA) compound in Venezuela. TdA founder & leader Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, aka “Niño Guerrero,” was confirmed killed during the…

— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) June 13, 2026
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Seamus Othot

Seamus Othot is a reporter for The Maine Wire. He graduated from The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, where he was able to spend his time reading the great works of Western Civilization. He can be reached at [email protected] or ‪(401) 216-9160‬.

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Louisewoods
Louisewoods
1 month ago

Kill um ALL .
Get THEM before they get YOU .
Criminal Gangs like Tren , like MS13, add NO VALUE to life .
Open your eyes .

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Jeff Woehrle
Jeff Woehrle
1 month ago

Thank you, President Trump.

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Gen X Warrior
Gen X Warrior
1 month ago

I think that the Feds should grant all of us responsible Americans open season on the terrorists as they do with any of us every day!!

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Sandy feet
Sandy feet
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Great job Donald!!!
the Demos will not save our kids.

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