The Trump administration deported nearly 300 alleged members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to El Salvador
The Trump administration used a 1798 law through an executive order signed by President Donald Trump Friday to expedite deportations of Venezuelan gang members.
The act allows the president to deport noncitizens without due process.
The administration described the migration of thousands of members of Venezuela’s Tren De Aragua as an invasion and on Saturday deported nearly 300 alleged members via planes. A federal judge ordered a halt to deportation and asked flights to turn around. But according to Axios, the order was defied as the planes were over international waters.
The flights landed in El Salvador.
President Nayib Bukele posted on X on Sunday confirming the arrival of 238 Tren de Aragua members and 23 MS-13 gang members deported from the US.