Over 40 people with suspected ties to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were arrested by law enforcement in Hays County, Texas, on Tuesday morning, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced.

Lawyers for Venezuelan migrants asked the justices to keep in place a pause on President Trump’s deportation plan, calling it “completely at odds” with limited wartime authority given by Congress.

Two Venezuelan women, who the Trump administration tried to send to El Salvador, spoke to NBC News senior homeland security correspondent Julia Ainsley about what they experienced and witnessed.

Federal and local law enforcement officials detained more than 40 individuals, including minors, during a raid early Tuesday at a Texas.

TOCORON, Venezuela (AP) — Tocorón once had it all. A nightclub, swimming pools, tigers, a lavish suite and plenty of food. This was not a Las Vegas-style resort, but it felt like it for some of the thousands who until recently lived in luxury in this sprawling prison in northern Venezuela.

A federal judge in Boston denied a request Tuesday to block the Trump administration's plan to end temporary protected status for Venuezuelans, noting that a judge in California had already halted the plan on Monday.

The Trump administration's immigration crackdown is sparking fear among members of Miami's Venezuelan and Haitian communities, some of whom could be deported if their humanitarian protections end. The big picture: Greater Miami is home to the largest Venezuelan and Haitian diasporas in the U.S.

U.S. sanctions against Venezuela, including the revocation of licenses and threats of tariffs, have resulted in an 11.5% drop in the country's oil exports in March.