U.S. Military Strike Kills Tren de Aragua Leader Nino Guerrero

On June 11, 2026, President Trump announced that a U.S. military strike successfully killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, known as Niño Guerrero, the leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang. The Pentagon confirmed that the operation involved coordination and intelligence sharing with Venezuelan authorities. This gang is designated a foreign terrorist organization and has been involved in illicit activities such as drug smuggling and human trafficking. The strike could impact U.S.-Venezuela relations given the ongoing monitoring of Guerrero's organization by U.S. authorities.