Summary: In 2025, a New York court indicted Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, known as Niño Guerrero (Warrior Child), for ordering, directing, and facilitating acts of terrorism and violence in the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday evening that the leader of the Venezuelan gang 'Tren de Aragua' was killed in a military operation carried out in coordination with Venezuela.

Trump said on his platform Truth Social: 'The United States Southern Command carried out a swift and lethal strike to eliminate Niño Guerrero, the leader of Tren de Aragua.' He explained that the operation was conducted 'in close coordination' with Venezuela, which has been led by acting President Delcy Rodríguez since Nicolás Maduro was arrested during a U.S. military operation in January.

Trump did not specify the location of the operation that killed Guerrero.

Trump's announcement was accompanied by a short video showing an aerial view of a building with a green roof surrounded by trees before an explosion occurred, leaving a thick cloud of smoke.

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A New York court had indicted in 2025 Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, 42, known as Niño Guerrero (Warrior Child), on charges of ordering, directing, and facilitating acts of terrorism and violence in the United States. He had been in hiding since then.

Trump added: 'The terrorists of Tren de Aragua no longer have a safe haven, not in Venezuela nor anywhere else.'

The United States classifies the Tren de Aragua gang as a terrorist organization.

The gang was formed in 2014 in the Venezuelan state of the same name and, according to intelligence reports, has spread to eight countries in South America. Tren de Aragua is accused of human trafficking, assassinations, kidnappings, theft, extortion, and drug smuggling.

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