While some fishermen supplement their income with drug trafficking out of desperation, Christopher Sabatini, a research fellow at the Chatham House in London, said the Trump administration “has completely exaggerated” the scope of their illicit activities by linking them to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang and deeming them an immediate threat to the U.S.
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Christopher Sabatini, a research fellow at Chatham House in London, said the Trump administration “has completely exaggerated” these Venezuelans’ illicit activities by deeming them an immediate threat to the U.S. “These are small-scale fishermen - and now small-scale drug traffickers,” he said.
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