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Committee advances bill directing DHS threat assessment on Trende Aragua amid sharp partisan debate
Summary
The committee reported HR 4070 to require DHS to assess threats posed by Trende Aragua and produce a strategic plan; the measure passed by voice vote after members sharply divided over civil‑liberties and immigration concerns.
The House Committee on Homeland Security voted to report HR 4070, the Trende Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act, which would require the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a comprehensive threat assessment of the criminal threats posed by the group referred to in the bill and to develop a strategic plan to mitigate those threats.
Representative Knott, sponsor of the bill, framed Trende Aragua (often abbreviated TDA in committee remarks) as a transnational criminal organization that has expanded beyond Venezuela and now poses threats to U.S. communities. Knott said the bill would “identify the criminal threats posed by TDA…
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