(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has challenged Vice President Kamala Harris to designate the violent Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).

Authorities have warned that migrant caravans bound for the U.S. are being "extorted" by a Venezuelan crime syndicate notorious for sex and drug trafficking.

Olivarez said he couldn’t confirm how many Tren de Aragua members are listed in the Texas database or whether any gang ...

Abbott criticizes VP Harris's border policies and demands federal action against the Tren de Aragua gang, while Texas ...

Tren de Aragua's rise is no accident — it is a direct result of the gaping holes in our border security and the negligence of the Biden-Harris administration.

The lawsuit alleged the hotel, used by low-income residents and migrants, had also drawn members of Tren de Aragua. A week later, Abbott declared the gang a “foreign terrorist organization ...