Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has a permissive approach to Tren de Aragua activities there but does not control them in the United States, a federal report concluded last month.

A new memo from the U.S. Intelligence Council undercuts the White House's justification for imposing the Alien Enemies Act against Tren de Aragua gang members.

A recently declassified intelligence memo suggests that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is likely not explicitly directing the activities of the criminal gang Tren de Aragua in the United States.