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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9752 

To require a homeland security southwest border threat assessment on Tren 

de Aragua and associated strategic plan, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 

Mr. LALOTA (for himself, Mr. CORREA, and Mr. D’ESPOSITO) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To require a homeland security southwest border threat assessment on Tren de Aragua and associated strategic 

plan, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tren de Aragua South5 west Border Security Threat Assessment Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. HOMELAND SECURITY SOUTHWEST BORDER 

7 THREAT ASSESSMENT ON TREN DE ARAGUA; 

8 STRATEGIC PLAN. 

9 (a) THREAT ASSESSMENT.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of Homeland Security, in consultation with 

4 the intelligence community and the heads of other 

5 relevant Federal departments or agencies as the Sec6 retary determines appropriate, shall submit to the 

7 appropriate congressional committees a southwest 

8 border threat assessment regarding Tren de Aragua 

9 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘threat assess10 ment’’). 

11 (2) ELEMENTS.—The threat assessment shall 

12 include the following: 

13 (A) An identification of current and poten14 tial criminal threats posed by members of Tren 

15 de Aragua and affiliates seeking to— 

16 (i) unlawfully enter the United States 

17 through the southwest border; or 

18 (ii) exploit security vulnerabilities 

19 along the southwest border. 

20 (B) Descriptions of the following with re21 spect to Tren de Aragua: 

22 (i) Origins. 

23 (ii) Strategic aims. 

24 (iii) Tactical methods. 

25 (iv) Funding sources. 


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1 (v) Leadership structure. 

2 (vi) Chronological growth and pres3 ence in the United States. 

4 (C) Any other matters the Secretary of 

5 Homeland Security considers appropriate. 

6 (3) FORM.—The threat assessment shall be 

7 submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 

8 classified annex. 

9 (b) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

11 after the submission of the threat assessment under 

12 subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

13 in consultation with the heads of other relevant Fed14 eral departments or agencies as the Secretary deter15 mines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate 

16 congressional committees a strategic plan (in this 

17 subsection referred to as the ‘‘Strategic Plan’’) relat18 ing to countering the threats identified in the threat 

19 assessment, in accordance with paragraph (2). 

20 (2) CONTENTS.—The Strategic Plan shall in21 clude, at a minimum, a consideration of the fol22 lowing: 

23 (A) The threat assessment, with an em24 phasis on efforts to mitigate the criminal 

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1 tions, including the threats identified in the 

2 threat assessment in accordance with subsection 

3 (a)(2)(A). 

4 (B) Efforts to analyze and disseminate 

5 border security and border threat information 

6 between Department of Homeland Security bor7 der security components with the following: 

8 (i) Other appropriate Federal depart9 ments and agencies with missions associ10 ated with the border. 

11 (ii) State, local, Tribal, and territorial 

12 law enforcement agencies with jurisdictions 

13 adjacent to the southwest border. 

14 (C) Efforts to detect, interdict, and disrupt 

15 transnational criminal organizations, including 

16 Tren de Aragua. 

17 (D) Efforts to prevent transnational crimi18 nal organizations, including Tren de Aragua, 

19 from proliferating in the United States. 

20 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT22 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com23 mittees’’ means— 

24 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

25 of the House of Representatives; and 


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1 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

2 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 

3 (2) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term 

4 ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 

5 such term in section 3(4) of the National Security 

6 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 

7 (3) SOUTHWEST BORDER.—The term ‘‘south8 west border’’ means the land and maritime border 

9 between the United States and Mexico. 

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