Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan gang whose members have been linked to instances of entire apartment complexes being taken over in Colorado and Texas, poses a much graver threat to people in the United States than even the Salvadoran gang MS-13, according to a congressman tracking Tren de Aragua’s movements.

Democrats and Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee sparred Thursday over whether the illegal immigration crisis that has rocked the southern border since 2021 poses a serious threat to U.S. security. However, one lawmaker said Tren De Aragua was also “terrorizing” people inside the U.S.