Federal officials said one of those in custody was a member of the Tren de Aragua gang, but his sister told NBC 7 that her brother had no criminal history in Venezuela or the US.

The Colorado Attorney General's Office has been trying to investigate CBZ Management, which the owners claimed were taken over by Venezuelan gangs.

The three-judge panel has allowed the case to languish in a kind of legal limbo, catching the eye of some legal experts.