Tattoos of crowns, a clock and other symbols have been used by the Trump administration to allege Venezuelan men deported from the U.S. are members of the Tren de Aragua gang.

Tattoos of crowns, a clock and other symbols have been used by the Trump administration to allege Venezuelan men deported from the U.S. are members of the Tren de Aragua gang. But experts and ...

Unlike other Latin American gangs, Tren de Aragua doesn’t require its members to get tattoos, Ronna Risquez, a Venezuelan journalist who wrote a book about the gang, told The Associated Press.

Tren de Aragua: Tattoos optional. Tren de Aragua − unlike many predominantly Latino gangs − doesn’t require tattoos signifying membership, although some members have them, Ronna Risquez, a ...

Relatives of some Venezuelan deportees believe the men were targeted as Tren de Aragua members based on their tattoos, but a gang expert said this isn’t a reliable identifier.

Tren de Aragua gang tattoos may depict five-point crowns, clocks, and roses By Jasmine Baehr , Brooke Taylor Fox News Published October 8, 2024 9:53pm EDT ...

Lawyers say tattoos were used by ICE to label clients like Andry Romero part of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and justify their deportation to El Salvador.

Several suspected members of the notorious Tren de Agua prison gang from Venezuela were busted in an early morning police raid at a San ... He said they have identifying tattoos and are known to ...

Tattoos are an unreliable marker of gang membership, writes professor of Law Beth C. Caldwell. ... 2025, claiming that they were members of the Tren de Aragua gang that originated in Venezuela.

Some members of the "Tren de Aragua" gang sport tattoos with the initials “HJ,” representing "Hijos de Dios" or Sons of God. Another common phrase seen in their tattoos is "Hasta la Muerte ...

Unlike other Latin American gangs, Tren de Aragua doesn’t require its members to get tattoos, Ronna Risquez, a Venezuelan journalist who wrote a book about the gang, told The Associated Press.