This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a comprehensive threat assessment on Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan criminal organization, and its activities at the southwest border within 180 days of the law's enactment. The assessment must identify current and potential criminal threats from the organization, including illegal border crossing and exploitation of security vulnerabilities, and must detail the group's origins, leadership, funding sources, tactical methods, and growth in the United States. Within an additional 180 days, DHS must also develop a strategic plan to counter these threats, which should include efforts to share intelligence with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and describe methods to detect, interdict, and prevent the organization from expanding within the country. The threat assessment will be submitted in unclassified form but may include classified information in a separate annex. No specific funding amount is allocated in the bill, and it affects the operations and coordination efforts of the Department of Homeland Security and related federal agencies.
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