Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., accused Democrats of creating a “permission structure” that allows migrant-related violence, including the presence of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang, to go unchecked.

Gaetz voiced his concerns on Newsmax, Wednesday, on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” warning that dangerous criminal activity, such as that linked to Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang, has taken root in U.S. cities like Aurora, Colorado, and New York.

The gang, one of Venezuela’s most notorious criminal organizations, is reportedly operating out of city-funded migrant shelters and has escalated from petty theft to armed robberies in Times Square, according to the New York Post.

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