Trump invokes centuries of war measures in Venezuelan gangs’ “invasion” campaign
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, a war-storm-wide Alien Enemies Act that gave the president more room for policy and administrative actions to speed up mass deportations and potentially push his promised repression of immigrants to higher gear.
Trump’s declaration targets Trent de Alagua (TDA), arguing that it is a hostile force at the request of the Venezuelan government.
The statement comes the same day a federal judge in Washington prohibits deportation of five Venezuelans under expected orders, suggesting a legal battle over Trump’s move. The judge plans to consider expanding the deportation ban minutes after Trump announced in the afternoon.
“For years, Venezuelan national and local authorities have attributed control of their territory to transnational criminal organizations including the TDA,” Trump’s statement said. “The result is a mixed crime state that is committing invasions and predatory invasions against the United States and poses a significant danger to the United States.”
The bill was last used as part of the detention of Japanese civilians during World War II, and was used only two more times in American history during World War I and the 1812 War.
U.S. President Donald Trump quickly followed his promise to combat illegal immigrants by raiding and deporting. Trump is now pushing for a massive increase in spending on border security and immigration reform.
Trump is declaring this makes sense because he believes the Tren de Aragua gang has ties to the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a common conversation Trump has made on the campaign.
Trump talked about using the bill during his presidential campaign, and immigration groups were ready for it. This led to an unusual lawsuit Saturday, filed before Trump’s announcement even made public. The lawsuit was filed by five Venezuelans, the American Civil Liberties Union and Democratic Representative, whose case suddenly turned to deportation in recent hours.
DC Tour Chief Justice James E. Boasberg (James E.
Boasberg said his order was to “keep the status quo.” Boasberg plans to hold a hearing later in the afternoon to see if the order should be expanded to protect all Venezuelans in the United States.
Hours later, the Trump administration appealed the initial restraining order, believing that stopping the behavior before announcing the presidential behavior would weaken the executive branch.
The Justice Department wrote in the appeal: “If the order position is allowed, then “the district court will have permission to prohibit any urgent national security lawsuits only upon receipt of the complaint. ”
It said that the district court may then have temporary restrictive orders on actions such as drone strikes, sensitive intelligence operations or terrorist capture or extradition. The department believes that the court “should stop this path.”
An unusual lawsuit in a series of lawsuits highlights the controversy surrounding the bill, which could give Trump a huge power to illegally expel people from the country. It could allow him to bypass some protections on normal criminal and immigration laws to quickly bring those that his government argued were members of the gang.
The White House has designated Tren de Aragua as a terrorist organization and is preparing to move 300 people identified as members of the gang to El Salvador.
