Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) said members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and criminal illegal immigrants should be the focus of lawmakers and law enforcement.

( NewsNation) — It started in a prison in the Venezuelan state of Aragua nearly a decade ago. Now, the gang known as “Tren de Aragua” (TDA) has expanded into what the Justice Department calls a “transnational criminal organization” with branches in most of the Western Hemisphere.

Texas Public Safety Department Lt. Chris Olivarez discusses the rise in activity of Venezuelan gangs in Texas and throughout the country on 'Varney & Co.'

NewsNation's Jorge Ventura reports on the spread of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, "notorious for brutal violence, drug trafficking, and extortion," throughout the United States: JORGE VENTURA, NEWSNATION: This gang,