238 alleged members of the Venezuelan gang were deported by the USA and sent to El Salvador, where they were sent to prison with tightened rigor – Nayib Bukele, the president of this country, said on Sunday. US President Donald Trump, under the regulations from the 18th century, ordered the rapid deportation of all Venezuelan migrants suspected of membership in the TREA de Aragua gang, but not much later the judge of the federal court blocked this decision.
Donald Trumpsearching for the possibility of quick deportation of Venezuelan migrants recognized by the authorities as members of Tren de Aragua – one of the most dangerous Venezuelan gangs dealing with kidnapping, extortion, organized crime and commissioning murders – he referred to the act “Alien Enemies Act” (about foreign enemies) from the 18th century. It assumes the express deportation of foreigners bypassing normal procedures and allows the citizens of the countries to be expelled with the United States.
A day later, on Saturday, a judge of the Federal Court in Washington James E.Baasberg issued a decision to stop all Venezuelan deportations who were to be expelled under the law of 1798. The judge decided that this law refers to “hostile actions” carried out by another country that are “commensurate to war”.
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“Ups … too late”
The President of Salvador Nayib Bukele donated on Sunday in social media that on this day “the first 238 members of the TREA de Aragua gang came to the country and was transferred to the Terrorist Terrorist Reming Center (Cecot).” Up to 40,000 prisoners can stay in this prison with a high rigor. Bukele said that deported people would spend a year there with the possibility of extending this period. United States They will pay for this “very low for them, but high for us” – added Bukele.
It is not known exactly when planes transporting alleged gang members flew out of the USA, but Bukele's entry suggests that this occurred before the decision was issued by a federal court judge in Washington. According to “Washington Post”, the judge, having learned that the planes transporting deported ones had already started, ordered them to be turned back.
“Ups … too late,” said Bukele in the next post, referring to this issue.
The Associated Press agency reported on Saturday that the United States agreed to pay Salvador's authorities six million dollars for the annual detention of about $ 300 alleged members of Tren de Aragua in prison.
Thanks from Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, responding to the Sunday post Bukele, thanked the President of Salvador for “Help and Friendship”.
Rubio also reported that 23 members of the Salvado gang MS-13 were transported to El Salvador.
The decision of the United States to spend alleged criminals from other countries to Salvador is the result of an agreement that Rubio previously called “the most unprecedented and unusual migration agreement in the world” – reminds the BBC.
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Reaction of the Venezuelan government
Government Venezuela On Sunday, he condemned the use of the US President's administration from the 18th century to deport the alleged members of Tren de Aragua to Salvador.
“Venezuela rejects the use of anachronistic provisions, illegal and violating human rights, against our migrants,” said the government in Caracas. He expressed “deep indignation because of the threat of kidnapping 14-year-old children.”
Reuters noted that it is currently not clear that deported accusations have been brought in the El Salvador and whether minors came to the group that came to this country.
“Hard hand” policy
He introduced bukele as part of the “hard hand” policy in the fight against gangs in 2022 state of emergency and suspended some of the civil liberties resulting from the constitution. Since then, the services have detained 84,000 people, i.e. over 1 percent the population of the country. Many of them are still in prisons without a sentence.
The campaign of fighting Bukeli gangs aroused criticism of defenders human rightsbut it led to a significant decline in crime in El Salvador, including killings, and to an increase in a sense of security.
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Source: Reuters, PAP, BBC
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