US President Donald Trump tried on Saturday to exercise the 18 -century war law to accelerate the deportation of members of the Venezuelan gang from the country. Shortly afterwards, the federal judge has preliminarily blocked the decision, reports TASR based on AP and Reuters reports.
Judge James E. Boasberg said he had to act quickly because On the basis of Trump’s proclamation, the government has already transported migrants to the prisons in Salvador and Honduras. This week, Salvádor agreed to receive 300 migrants whose administration was described as members of the gang.
Human rights groups have turned to court. Baasberg stopped the deportations according to the President’s decision for 14 days until he judges his legality closer. He pointed out that these persons are in custody and also ordered to return any deporting flights.
Trump declared that the Tren de Aragua will use the Foreign Enemy Act of 1798 against the Venezuelan gang. In a statement, the United States was exposed to a “invasion” of a criminal organization that is associated with kidnapping, blackmail, organized crime and murders to order. The aim of the group is to destabilize the country.
The Act on Foreign Enemies has so far been applied only three times, always in the time of wars. It is especially known for using it to authorize international camps for people of Japanese, German and Italian descent during World War II, AP wrote.
Trump’s regulation would allow the government to bypass the migrants they evaluate as a threat, the right to a proper process and quickly expel them from the country.
