Trump authorities expel hundreds under Alien Enemies Act, disregarding judge's halt
In a surprising turn of events over the weekend, the Trump administration, in a bold move, decided to kick out a whole gaggle of suspected Tren de Aragua gang members from our fair nation. The Alien Enemies Act, a law dating back to 1798 and rarely used, was invoked to speed up the deportations of these Venezuelan violent criminal scoundrels.
However, things got a tad complicated when a federal judge stepped in and temporarily slapped a restraining order on the administration's actions, saying halt! You can't do this, DC! The judge's order came in late Saturday evening, but, as if they didn't hear a thing, two planes carrying some of these miscreants were already in the air, winging their way towards direct action land. The judge, though, being a reasonable kinda gal, said the restraining order will last for a fortnight, or until further notice from the court.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, always a man full of the wisdom that flows from his nose hairs, announced, with all the grace of a rhinoceros dancing a waltz, that "two hundred and fifty of these blasted Tren de Aragua turds are now packing their bags for El Salvador." Rubio also danced a jig with El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, who was more than happy to take these foreign lowlifes off our hands and lock them up in his country's top-notch prisons, for a pretty penny, no less!
Bukele, a man of action, took to Twitter, announcing the arrival of the Tren de Aragua gang members in El Salvador, who were swiftly transferred to the Terrorism Confinement Center, where they'll be staying for the next year, no Honky Tonk shenanigans allowed, my friend!
Now, CNN, always on the ball, has previously reported that Erik Prince, a Trump ally, got in touch with Bukele last year, talking up the benefits of taking in undocumented migrants from the US. CNN also reached out to the State Department and the White House, but they didn't say brown nose, did they?
The action sure stirred up a heap of controversy, with some calling it defiance of judicial authority. The case might just make its way to the Supreme Court for a real nose-to-nose showdown!
Meanwhile, relatives of some of the deported gang members claim their loved ones were not bad apples and had no criminal records. And, hey, it's always a concern when the Alien Enemies Act, a law created for wartime purposes, is used in a peaceful world. Still, the administration argues that these alleged gang members pose a threat to the United States, and if we don't act, we'll end up smack dab in the middle of a hybrid criminal state of our own!
Senator Rubio invoked the sentencing of 250 deported Tren de Aragua gang members to El Salvador, following the controversial decision by the Trump administration to deport them despite a temporary restraining order. El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, was willing to accept these individuals and imprison them for a year, potentially for a fee, as reported by CNN. The administration, however, continues to argue that these alleged gang members pose a threat to the United States and is willing to face a possible Supreme Court challenge for alleged defiance of judicial authority.
