Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said the state is launching a crackdown on Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang that has drawn national attention and that the Texas Republican likened to “MS-13 on steroids.” Abbott declared the gang a foreign terrorist organization and directed the state’s Department of Public Safety to ramp up efforts to halt its operations in Texas.

Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan gang whose members have been linked to instances of entire apartment complexes being taken over in Colorado and Texas, poses a much graver threat to people in the United States than even the Salvadoran gang MS-13,

Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain claimed that Venezuelan migrant gang activity in some apartment buildings in the city is 'not an immigration issue' during a presser on Friday.

The Polaris Dawn crew safely returned to Earth Sunday morning.. The Dragon capsule carrying the mission’s four astronauts — Jared Isaacman, Scott “Kidd” Poteet, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon — splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico around 3:30AM ET.

A hotel in Texas may be shut down by local officials after years of illegal activity from possible Tren de Aragua gang members occurred on the property.

The Aurora Police Department hosted a press conference on Friday covering updates on the armed suspected gang members seen in a surveillance video that went viral last month.

Following former president Donald Trump’s false claims of Venezuelan gangs taking over Aurora, mayor Mike Coffman told Denver7 he sees a potential visit as an opportunity to push back against that narrative.