President Donald Trump signed a proclamation last month accusing the Tren de Aragua gang (TdA) of "conducting irregular warfare" against the United States" in conjunction with Venezuela's government.

While the president's claim has been controversial, a new FBI intelligence assessment appears to vindicate his allegation.

Assessment shows regime is "likely" helping TdA to spread

According to Fox News, the document found that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's hostile regime is "likely" facilitating the migration of TdA members.

Unclassified portions of the assessment were shared with Fox News by an unnamed White House official, and they maintain that TdA is carrying out destabilization efforts on Maduro's behalf.

In addition to the United States, TdA members are also said to be part of a strategy targeting Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Columbia.

"These findings should shock Americans but not the law enforcement community," a senior administration official was quoted as telling Fox News. "They reflect the sentiments of numerous other intelligence assessments across multiple agencies."

Maduro is "sending his most violent and dangerous criminals"

"Nicholas Maduro is a Marxist dictator who hijacked a once-prosperous Venezuela and brought in nothing but total economic collapse and gang takeover," the official said.

"He crumbled Caracas, now overrun with drugs and violence, and wants to do the same across the United States by sending his most violent and dangerous criminals into our communities," he or she continued.

"The Trump administration will continue to use every authority in our power to make sure these TdA terrorists, who are some of the worst in the world, are kept out of our country," the anonymous source stressed.

The official concluded by saying that "[t]he American people voted overwhelmingly to make America safe again, and that is exactly what we will do."

DOJ announces racketeering charges against 27 alleged gang members

News of the FBI's assessment comes just days after a statement was put out by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

In it, Acting United States Attorney Matthew Podolsky explained that 27 "members, former members, and associates of Tren de Aragua" have been indicted on racketeering charges.

The individuals are accused of "committing murders and shootings, forcing young women trafficked from Venezuela into commercial sex work, robbing and extorting small businesses, and selling ‘tusi,’ a pink powdery drug that has become their calling card."

Podolsky said the charges "make clear that this Office will work tirelessly to keep the law-abiding residents of New York City safe, and hold accountable those who bring violence to our streets."