A series of immigration executive actions signed by President Donald Trump on the first day of his second term included a call for the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang as a global terrorist organization.

Federal agents busted alleged traffickers at a Colorado makeshift nightclub for Tren de Aragua affiliates, taking nearly 50 illegal immigrants into custody.

#DEA and federal/local partners conducted an early morning operation at a makeshift nightclub in Adams County. Drugs/weapons/cash seized. Approx. 50 illegal aliens were taken into custody by @ERODenver - many are connected with the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang from Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/hXck5bBU2G

Ten members or associates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Araguas have been indicted on charges of running a gun trafficking operation in New York City that stretched across the country.

January 10 came and went and, as expected, Venezuelan autocrat Nicolás Maduro hung on to power. It is easy to throw our hands in the air and feel hopeless before an authoritarian government that ruthlessly persecutes any dissent.

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations detained the nearly 50 people, many of which are “connected with the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang from Venezuela,” according to the DEA.

How many people arrested Sunday were connected to the TdA gang is unclear, but DEA officials said the number was in the dozens.

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro labeled them as terrorists on national television. Many then endured severe beatings, food deprivation and other forms of torture. More than 2,200 people were detained after Venezuela’s July presidential election,

The administration cannot be trusted to tell us the truth,” said Jerry Gonzalez, CEO of Galeo Impact Fund. “They have lied into what they’re doing right now."

At least one suspected member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua is in custody as the DEA conducted three separate Denver-area raids that also netted guns and ammo early Wednesday.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined immigration authorities as they completed a raid in New York City this week. Noem documented her participation in the raid through […]