Trump Invokes Wartime Powers, Targets Foreign Gangs for ‘Immediate Apprehension, Detention, and Removal’
President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) on Saturday, making gang members liable to immediate arrest and removal as “Alien Enemies” of the U.S.
“[A]ll Venezuelan citizens 14 years of age or older who are members of TdA, are within the United States, and are not actually naturalized or lawful permanent residents of the United States are liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed as Alien Enemies,” Trump proclaimed, citing the authority of the U.S. Constitution and laws “including the Alien Enemies Act.”
Alien Enemies would be “subject to immediate apprehension, detention, and removal, and further that they shall not be permitted residence in the United States,” according to the proclamation.
Today, the first 238 members of the Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, arrived in our country. They were immediately transferred to CECOT, the Terrorism Confinement Center, for a period of one year (renewable).
The United States will pay a very low fee for them,… pic.twitter.com/tfsi8cgpD6
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) March 16, 2025
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