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CNN: Trump admin proposed sending up to 500 alleged Venezuelan gang members during negotiations to use El Salvador’s mega-prison

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The United States proposed sending up to 500 Venezuelan migrants with alleged ties to the Tren de Aragua gang to El Salvador as the two governments sought to reach an agreement on the use of the Central American nation’s notorious mega-prison, according to emails seen by CNN.

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“These people are being thrown out of the country because of tattoos,” Judge Alvin Hellerstein said in court last Tuesday. “There is nothing in this statute or proclamation that authorizes the United States of America to hire a jail in a foreign country for people could be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment not allowable in the United States jails.”

Trump admin proposed sending up to 500 alleged Venezuelan gang members during negotiations to use El Salvador’s mega-prison
The United States proposed sending up to 500 Venezuelan migrants with alleged ties to the Tren de Aragua gang to El Salvador as the two governments sought to reach an agreement on the use of the Central American nation’s notorious mega-prison, according to emails seen by CNN.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-admin-proposed-sending-up-to-500-alleged-venezuelan-gang-members-during-negotiations-to-use-el-salvador-s-mega-prison/ar-AA1DNdhA

Latin Times: Active Duty Military Found Alongside Tren de Aragua Members at DEA Raid of ‘Underground Illegal Nightclub’ in Colorado

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The Department and Justice (DOJ), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Colorado’s Rocky Mountain DEA teamed up to raid a Colorado Springs nightclub in the early hours of Sunday morning. According to the DEA, club patrons included Tren de Aragua gang members and active duty military personnel.

So where was Pete Hegseth (our O-3 washout turned Secretary of Defense) when all this was going down? Pete was (pick all that apply):

  1. Asleep at home
  2. Asleep at the office
  3. Hard at work de-woking whatever
  4. Drinking at home
  5. Drinking with the boys in Colorado
Active Duty Military Found Alongside Tren de Aragua Members at DEA Raid of ‘Underground Illegal Nightclub’ in Colorado
The Department and Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) raided a Colorado nightclub in the early hours of Sunday morning. According to DHS Advisor and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, it was an “illegal alien nightclub” that was used by Tren de Aragua gang members.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/active-duty-military-found-alongside-tren-de-aragua-members-at-dea-raid-of-underground-illegal-nightclub-in-colorado/ar-AA1DITGA

Newsweek: Donald Trump Rages at Judges After Deportation Setback: ‘No Retribution’

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Trump said that millions of people would not be able to have trials, as the government already knew who the criminals were, and it was necessary to get them out of the country as soon as possible.

Dangerously (and unconstitutionally) flawed reasoning!

Donald Trump Rages at Judges After Deportation Setback: ‘No Retribution’
The president called for “courageous justice,” and said that it would be impossible to have trials for many people crossing the border.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/donald-trump-rages-at-judges-after-deportation-setback-no-retribution/ar-AA1DHFgW

Mediaite: ‘Shame on You!’ Karoline Leavitt [Bimbo #1] Scolds Reporter Over Question About White House’s Own Deportation Guidance

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Andrew Feinberg, the White House correspondent for The Independent, went back and forth with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt [Bimbo #1] Monday about criteria DHS uses to classify illegal migrants as foreign combatants.

Leavitt shouted, “Shame on you!” at Feinberg at one point after he noted some migrants can be classified as members of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua and become eligible for deportation to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act over symbols in their tattoos and their clothing.

The White House press secretary disagreed with Feinberg, who cited the federal government’s own documents on the matter.

Feinberg said, “You can get classified [as Tren de Aragua] by simply having certain symbols in your tattoos and wearing certain streetwear brands. That alone is enough to get someone classified as TDA and sent to El Salvador.”

Leavitt [Bimbo #1] fired back, “That’s not true, actually, Andrew.”

Feinberg attempted to read from a DHS document laying out how immigration authorities confirm Tren de Aragua affiliations as he and Leavitt spoke over one another.

When the reporter noted that he had a question about the process, Leavitt replied, “Shame on you! And shame on the mainstream media for trying to cover for these individuals! This is a vicious gang, Andrew.”

‘Shame on You!’ Karoline Leavitt Scolds Reporter Over Question About White House’s Own Deportation Guidance
Feinberg attempted to read from a DHS document laying out how immigration authorities make Tren de Aragua determinations and was scolded by Leavitt.
‘Shame on You!’ Karoline Leavitt Scolds Reporter Over Question About White House’s Own Deportation Guidance

Daily Beast: Leaked Trump Memo Instructs ICE to Break Into Homes Without Warrant

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The Trump administration has allowed immigration agents to invade homes without a warrant for over a month, according to a leaked internal memo.

The memo, obtained by USA Today and issued by Attorney General Pam Bondi [Bimbo #3] March 14, orders Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to break into the homes of suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua without a warrant.

Leaked Trump Memo Instructs ICE to Break Into Homes Without Warrant
The Trump administration has allowed immigration agents to invade homes without a warrant for over a month, according to a leaked internal memo. The memo, obtained by USA Today and issued by Attorney General Pam Bondi March 14, orders Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to break into the homes of suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua without a warrant. It stated that ICE can curb the “proactive procedures” put…

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/leaked-trump-memo-instructs-ice-to-break-into-homes-without-warrant/ar-AA1DIge2

Mediaite: Feds Arrest Former Judge Accused of Sheltering Gang Member at Home

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A former New Mexico judge and his wife were arrested on Thursday after being accused of sheltering a Tren de Aragua gang member at their home.

Local news captured the raid and arrest of former Dona Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano and his wife Nancy Cano, who were charged with tampering with evidence and conspiracy to tamper, respectively.

In footage posted by KFOX14 News, Mr. and Mrs. Cano could be seen in handcuffs next to agents from both the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Good sound bite, charges will probably be tossed!

Note that Cristhian Ortega Lopez is a SUSPECTED Tren de Aragua gang member. It’s never been proven in court.

And secondly, despite King Donald’s massive overreach with his foreign terrorist nonsense, it is not illegal to be a member of a gang per se. There is no such thing as guilt by association in the U.S. The “freedom of assembly” is specifically guaranteed by the First Amendment. A gang member can only be arrested for specific crimes that he or she has committed.

Feds Arrest Former Judge Accused of Sheltering Gang Member at Home
A former New Mexico judge and his wife were arrested on Thursday after being accused of sheltering a Tren de Aragua gang member at their home.
Feds Arrest Former Judge Accused of Sheltering Gang Member at Home

Justice Department Memo Claims Alien Enemies Act Allows Warrantless Home Searches and No Judicial Review

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The memo says “Alien Enemies” aren’t subject “to a judicial review of the removal in any court of the United States.”

Newly uncovered guidance from the Justice Department claims the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) allows federal law enforcement officers to enter the houses of suspected gang members without a warrant and remove them from the country without any judicial review.

In a March 14 memorandum, obtained by the open government group Property of the People through a public records request and first reported by USA Today, Attorney General Pam Bondi [Bimbo #3] instructs federal law enforcement officers on how to carry out arrests on members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TDA), which President Donald Trump has declared are “alien enemies” under the AEA.

The Trump administration has refused to disclose many of the operational details of its unprecedented invocation of the 1798 wartime law to send alleged TDA members to a prison in El Salvador under an agreement with that country’s president, Nayib Bukele. The memo is one of the first public glimpses at the Trump administration’s claims that it can identify, pursue, arrest, and deport migrants, unconstrained by the Fourth Amendment or due process.

So it’s now official — Trump and his bitch Bimbo #3 Attorney General Pam Bondi now claim the right to kick in doors and disappear people with no warrant, no hearing, nothing.

Heinrich Himmler would be so proud!

Justice Department memo claims Alien Enemies Act allows warrantless home searches and no judicial review
The memo says “Alien Enemies” aren’t subject “to a judicial review of the removal in any court of the United States.”

https://reason.com/2025/04/25/justice-department-memo-claims-alien-enemies-act-allows-warrantless-home-searches-and-no-judicial-review

Wall Street Journal: Trump Administration Must Seek to Return Another Wrongly Deported Man, Judge Rules

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A second ruling finds that the government wrongly sent a man to an El Salvador prison under wartime law despite legal protections

A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of another man who was sent to an El Salvador prison as part of the government’s push to swiftly remove alleged members of a Venezuelan gang.

The man, identified only as Cristian in court documents, was born in Venezuela and came to the U.S. as an unaccompanied minor. He and others who came to the country as children reached a settlement agreement with the government in November that prohibited their removal while their asylum applications were pending. 

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trump-administration-must-seek-to-return-another-wrongly-deported-man-judge-rules-ccdfed29

Reuters: Exclusive: Trump administration moved Venezuelan to Texas for possible deportation despite judge’s order

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  • US judge had ordered that the man remain in Pennsylvania
  • Supreme Court ruling halted deportation effort last week
  • Transfer shows Trump’s aggressive deportation tactics

President Donald Trump‘s administration moved a Venezuelan man who had worked in construction in Philadelphia to Texas for possible deportation after a federal judge had issued an order blocking his removal from Pennsylvania or the United States, according to court records.

A plane transporting the man took off on April 15 from an airport in the state capital Harrisburg about a half hour after U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines issued an order temporarily blocking the administration from moving him out of her western Pennsylvania judicial district or the country, Justice Department lawyer Laura Irwin told an April 17 hearing, conducted as a conference call.

https://archive.is/zw6N1

New York Times: A Venezuelan Is Missing. The U.S. Deported Him. But to Where?

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The immigrant does not appear on a list of people sent to a prison in El Salvador, and his family and friends have no idea of his whereabouts. He has essentially disappeared.

Ricardo Prada Vásquez, disappeared Venezuelan immigrant

In late January, Ricardo Prada Vásquez, a Venezuelan immigrant working in a delivery job in Detroit, picked up an order at a McDonald’s. He was heading to the address when he erroneously turned onto the Ambassador Bridge, which leads to Canada. It is a common mistake even for those who live in the Michigan border city. But for Mr. Prada, 32, it proved fateful.

The U.S. authorities took Mr. Prada into custody when he attempted to re-enter the country; he was put in detention and ordered deported. On March 15, he told a friend in Chicago that he was among a number of detainees housed in Texas who expected to be repatriated to Venezuela.

That evening, the Trump administration flew three planes carrying Venezuelan migrants from the Texas facility to El Salvador, where they have been ever since, locked up in a maximum-security prison and denied contact with the outside world.

But Mr. Prada has not been heard from or seen. He is not on the list of 238 people who were deported to El Salvador that day. He does not appear in the photos and videos released by the authorities of shackled men with shaved heads.

https://archive.is/5WSq8