Hours after President Donald Trump A law on wartime called on to focus on the terrorist organization tren de Aragua (TDA) on Saturday, a federal court ruled that the law could not be used to deport five Venezuelans and ordered the plane that was supposed to return to the US
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which makes deportation of natives and citizens of an enemy nation without a hearing, was invoked three times during the war of 1812, the First World War and Second World War.
All Venezuelan citizens 14 years or older who are members of TDA are in the US And are not naturalized or legal permanent residents of the US can be arrested, retained, secured and removed as ‘alien enemies’, according to Trump’s proclamation.
Minese members of the Tren de Aragua gang have overtaken an apartment building in Aurora, Colorado, which rent in exchange for “protection,” say earlier reports. (Edward Romero)
Hours before the proclamation was signed, a lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, Democracy Forward and the ACLU of the District of Columbia, claiming that it could be used to deport a Venezuelan in the country, regardless of whether they are members of TDA.
During a hearing on Saturday afternoon, Chief American district judge James Boasberg of the DC Circuit granted a temporary house ban that prevented the deportation of the five Venezuelans, who had been in federal detention for two weeks.
Two planes that may have been on the road to deport illegal immigrants were returned by the court. However, it is unclear from Saturday evening when they have done that.
“Tonight, a DC procedure judge supported the Aragua terrorists about the safety of Americans. TDA is represented by the ACLU,” said the American attorney -general Pam Bondi in a statement. “This order ignores the established authority with regard to the power of President Trump, and it endangers the public and law enforcement. The Ministry of Justice is not put off in its efforts to work together with the White House, the Department of Homeland Security and all our partners to stop this invasion again.”
The Trump government appealed against the limiting order, claiming that it is incorrect to postpone a presidential law before it is announced Fox 32 Chicago reported.
Peruvian police transfer Different members of the TREN The Aragua -criminal organization in Lima 5 October 2023. (Cris Bouroncle/AFP via Getty images)
“The United States are not at war, nor is it invaded. The expected call from the President of the authority of wartime – which is not necessary to perform legal immigration enforcement operations – is the newest step in an accelerating authoritarian playbook,” wrote Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Funard, wrote.
“From the incorrect arrest of American citizens to violating the assets of communities to peacefully worship until now, to incorrectly try to call a law responsible for some of the most embarrassing actions of our nation, the immigration agenda of this government is as legal as harmful as harmful.”
A personal hearing about the merits of the lawsuit is planned for DC Monday.
Police officers are looking for evidence in apartment buildings on 12th and Dallas in Aurora, Colo., December 17, 2024. (Fox News Digital)
The relocation complies with a campaign blade that is being done during a rally in October, when Trump announced that he would use the law to combat the Aragua (TDA) members in the US
Tren de Aragua (TDA), designated as a foreign terrorist organization on 20 February by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Has thousands of members, many of whom say the White House, have infiltrated the United States illegally and “perform irregular warfare and take hostile actions against the United States.”
Colorado officials confirmed that TDA occupied entire apartment complexes in Aurora and noted that a special Task Force had to be established to combat his activity.
From September 11, 2024, the Aurora Police Department connected the gang to almost a dozen people, which resulted in eight arrests.
“Two of the eight people who were taken into custody were involved in a shooting in July on one of the specific properties in the city that have encountered problems with TDA activities,” according to A statement. “In accordance with these arrests, we can now also confirm that criminal activities, including TDA issues, had significantly influenced properties.”
Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, right (Fox Nation)
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The White House said that the gang of massive illegal migration to the US continued to enter into “its objectives of the harm of the citizens of the United States,” which undermine public safety.
TDA works in collaboration with Cártel de Los Soles, the Nicolás Maduro-regime-sponsored Narco-terrorism company based in Venezuela, and commits brutal crimes, including murders, abductions and human, drugs and weapons, according to the White House.
It grew considerably while Tareck El Aissami served as governor of Aragua between 2012 and 2017. In 2017, El Aissami was appointed vice -president of Venezuela.
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Shortly thereafter, the Ministry of Finance El Aissami mentioned a specially designated Narcotics person trader among the foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, and he remains an American fugitive.
In 2020, Maduro and other regime members were accused of narcoterrorism and other crimes in an alleged conspiracy against America.
Louis Casiano and Bradford Betz from Fox News have contributed to this report.
