 U.S. Treasury Department placing sanctions on Tren de Aragua, a Venezuela-based gang designating it a transnational criminal organization for activities including smuggling, drug trafficking, gender-based violence, and money laundering. A rep for the department explaining the gang poses an escalating threat to American communities, adding it will deploy all tools and authorities against organizations that prey on vulnerable populations to generate revenue, engage in a range of criminal activities across borders, and abuse the U.S. financial system.