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On March 15, President Trump announced his commitment to addressing the presence of the Venezuelan drug cartel gang known as Tren de Aragua (TdA), which is illegally operating in the USA, through a statement on the White House’s official homepage. 

The government has designated TdA as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) alongside Mexican cartels. 

TdA includes thousands of members, many of whom have entered the US illegally and are involved in criminal activities.

They are associated with the Cartel de Los Soles, a narco-terrorist organization that receives support from the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro.

Their activities include murder, extortion, kidnapping, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and arms trafficking, creating serious security concerns across American communities.

This designation is supported by the Alien Enemies Act established in 1798 during the conflict between the USA and France.

This law has been invoked only three times: during the War of 1812 between the U.S. and UK, World War I, and World War II. 

Kristi Noem, the United States Secretary of Homeland Security, has been granted the authority to detain and deport members of this organization who are unlawfully residing in the country. 

The U.S. administration reportedly reached an agreement to pay the government of El Salvador to send gang members to local prisons.

They allocated 6 million dollars to the Salvadoran government led by President Nayib Bukele, and around 300 members of the TdA gang were detained in Central American facilities for a year.

This inmate outsourcing agreement was initially proposed by President Bukele to the US administration. 

The operation to transport members of the Venezuelan gang has begun, with a total of 238 individuals being moved in large groups.

At the El Salvador terrorist internment camp, CECOT, many military personnel and guards have been deployed. 

As the plane carrying the gang members arrived, six fully armed security personnel took charge of one gang member.

The guards at the camp then took control and shaved the heads of all the members before changing their clothes into prison uniforms. 

During this transportation operation, President Donald Trump shared updates on social media, criticizing Joe Biden and what he termed the Radical Left Democrats while identifying himself with Right Democrats. 

Furthermore, Secretary Noem visited the camp and, with gang members in the background, she warned that people deported from the United States would face similar consequences when they enter the country illegally.

However, due to legal issues, the federal judiciary in Washington, D.C. has issued an immediate order to halt the deportation orders that were set by President Trump.

The United States district courts directed that gang members should be returned to their original locations if they are currently on the plane.

Nevertheless, the administration justified their decision stating the courthouse’s order was not applied as the deportees had already been removed from the USA. 

As a result, the deportation process is temporarily suspended, and the courthouse will make a final decision on the matter. 

As criticism grew, suggesting that the White House had violated a court order, President Trump began to deny his involvement. 

He claimed that he did not sign the banishment order and stated that it was all handled by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.