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Trump Administration Deports Venezuelan Gang Members Despite Court Order

The deportations, invoking a rarely used wartime law, face legal challenges over due process and judicial authority.

Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government, at the El Salvador International Airport in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, in this handout image obtained March 16, 2025. Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
President Donald Trump waves while boarding Marine One at the White House on March 14, 2025.
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Overview

  • President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport over 250 alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, bypassing standard immigration procedures.
  • A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order halting the deportations, but flights had already departed U.S. airspace before the ruling was communicated.
  • The deportees, including members of Tren de Aragua and MS-13, were sent to El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center, sparking concerns over human rights and due process.
  • The Trump administration defended the move as necessary for national security, framing the gang's activities as a 'predatory incursion' akin to an invasion.
  • Legal experts and organizations, including the ACLU, argue the Alien Enemies Act cannot be used during peacetime and are challenging the deportations in court.