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President Donald Trump thanked El Salvador\u2019s president after he posted a stunning video of hundreds of suspected migrant criminals arriving in Central America after being deported from the United States.<\/p>\n
Trump thanked President Nayib Bukele on social media after citing the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which permits the deportation of citizens and natives of an enemy country without a hearing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to El Salvador and, in particular, President Bukele, for your understanding of this horrible situation, which was allowed to happen to the United States because of incompetent Democrat leadership. We will not forget,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n
Trump also referred to the apprehended migrants as \u201cthe monsters sent into our Country by Crooked Joe Biden and the Radical Left Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n
A whopping 261 illegal aliens were deported to El Salvador yesterday, according to a senior Trump administration official who spoke toFox News. Of these, 137 were deported under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, 101 were Venezuelans deported under Title 8, 21 were Salvadoran MS-13 gang members, and two were MS-13 ringleaders and \u201cspecial cases\u201d for El Salvador.<\/p>\n
Kidnapping, child sexual abuse, aggravated assault, prostitution, robbery, and aggravated assault of a police officer were among the offenses listed on the rap sheets of those who were removed.<\/p>\n
Additionally, a Trump administration official told Fox News that when a federal judge ordered the planes to return, the migrants were already outside of U.S. airspace.<\/p>\n
To give Trump more time to determine whether his use of the Alien Enemies Act was unlawful, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered an immediate halt to Trump\u2019s attempts to deport the alleged gang members.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did not defy a court order. The order came too late, and illegals were already in international airspace,\u201d the official said, as first reported by Axios.<\/p>\n
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed the official\u2019s sentiment, telling Fox News that the order \u201chad no lawful basis, was issued after terrorist [Tren de Aragua] aliens had already been removed from U.S. territory.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe written order and the Administration\u2019s actions do not conflict,\u201d Leavitt said. \u201cA single judge in a single city cannot direct the movements of an aircraft carrier full of foreign alien terrorists who were physically expelled from U.S. soil.\u201d<\/p>\n
In an X post, Bukele said the migrants arrived in El Salvador and were transferred to a \u201cterrorism confinement center,\u201d where they will stay for at least a year.<\/p>\n
The graphic footage showed heavily armed Salvadoran police encircling the suspected gang members, putting their heads down, and escorting each one into a facility.<\/p>\n
As the suspects were escorted into their prison cells, the video also showed them walking with their hands behind their necks and shaving their hair.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver time, these actions, combined with the production already being generated by more than 40,000 inmates engaged in various workshops and labor under the Zero Idleness program, will help make our prison system self-sustainable,\u201d Bukele wrote. \u201cAs of today, it costs $200 million per year.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also said that the apprehension of the MS-13 members \u201cwill help us finalize intelligence gathering and go after the last remnants of MS-13, including its former and new members, money, weapons, drugs, hideouts, collaborators, and sponsors.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAs always, we continue advancing in the fight against organized crime,\u201d he added. \u201cBut this time, we are also helping our allies, making our prison system self-sustainable, and obtaining vital intelligence to make our country an even safer place. All in a single action. May God bless El Salvador, and may God bless the United States,\u201d Bukele wrote.<\/p>\n
Bukele\u2019s post was also warmly received by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who thanked the Salvadorean leader for his \u201cassistance and friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident @nayibbukele is not only the strongest security leader in our region, he\u2019s also a great friend of the U.S.,\u201d Rubio said in an X post. \u201cThank you!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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