Tren de Aragua gang

‘Will face same fate’: Hegseth’s warning after US strike kills 11 on Venezuelan drug boat; claims more hits will follow

US defense secretary Pete Hegseth (AP) Defense secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday issued a stern warning after a US military strike destroyed a Venezuelan drug boat in the Caribbean, killing 11 suspected members of the Tren de Aragua gang.“It’s a new day. It’s a different day, and… this is an activity the United States is […]

Judge allows Trump administration to use wartime law to deport Venezuelan gang members

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration can invoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Venezuelan nationals alleged to be members of the gang Tren de Aragua, marking the first court decision to endorse such use of the centuries-old wartime law.US district judge […]

New Mexico judge Joel Cano arrested for hiding Tren de Aragua gang member inside home

Picture courtesy: US District Court for the District of New Mexico Former Dona Ana County magistrate Judge Joel Cano and his wife, Nancy, were arrested on Thursday following a raid by federal agents at their Las Cruces home after it was discovered that they had allegedly harboured Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, a suspected member of the Venezuelan […]

Trump administration asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime law

File photo of US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump‘s administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under the rarely invoked 18th-century Alien Enemies Act, while ongoing legal battles continue. The emergency appeal follows a rejection by the federal appeals court in […]

Appeals court won’t halt order barring Donald Trump administration from deportations under wartime law

Appeals court won’t halt order barring Donald Trump administration from deportations under wartime law A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lift an order barring US President Donald Trump’s administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a rarely invoked wartime law.In a 2-1 decision, the US […]