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Trump Invokes Alien Enemies Act for Gang Deportations, Judge Intervenes / X
2025-03-16
[X] On March 15, 2025, President Donald Trump
...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons...
invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to address what he described as an invasion by the Venezuela

...a country in Central America that sits on an enormous pool of oil. Formerly the most prospereous country in the region, it became infested with Commies sniffing almost unlimited wealth. It turned out the wealth wasn't unlimited, the economy collapsed under the clownish Hugo Chavez, the murder rate exceeded places like Honduras and El Salvador. A significant proportion of the populace refugeed to Colombia and points south...

n gang Tren de Aragua, aiming to expedite the deportation of its members. This action was quickly met with legal challenges; a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order, preventing the deportation of five Venezuelan nationals, set for review in a hearing two days later. The Trump administration has announced an appeal against this ruling, highlighting the contentious legal battle surrounding the use of this historical wartime authority.

Posted by:Fred

#8   The judge on Wikipedia
Posted by: 3dc   2025-03-16 17:26  

#7  Blocking the deportation of violent criminals and international gangbangers is not a good look, even if you are doing it as part of The Resistance to TrumpHitler. Gonna be a tough sell to Mr & Mrs Middle America, especially if they live in an afflicted neighborhood.
Posted by: SteveS   2025-03-16 13:12  

#6  Judge Blocking Criminal Deportations Faces Impeachment; El Salvador Prez Says "Too Late" On 1st Batch
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-03-16 13:00  

#5  Moment Tren de Aragua thugs are hauled into El Salvador's most notorious prison after Trump booted them out of America
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-03-16 12:28  

#4  El Salvador takes in hundreds of Venezuelan gang members from US, even as judge moves to block deportations
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-03-16 11:48  

#3  IIRC the TdA gang is now officially a foreign terrorist organization. Getting close close to aiding and abetting an enemy engaged in war.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2025-03-16 11:24  

#2  Attorney General Pam Bondi criticized a judge who blocked the deportations of suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

Posted by: Skidmark   2025-03-16 01:00  

#1  Trump unleashes 200-year-old 'Alien Enemies Act' as he accuses Communist state of waging war on America
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-03-16 00:39  

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