Group of 31 men formed the message asking for help from Reuters drone that flew Bluebonnet prison
A group of 31 Venezuelan immigrants formed a “human SOS” to try to send a request for help to a news agency drone Reuters that flew over the arrest of Bluebonnet in the city of Anson (Texas) in the United States.
The image was taken on Monday (28.br.2025). Ten days earlier, dozens of Venezuelans detained in Bluebonnet received notifications from government officers saying they were part of the Venezuelan gang “Aragua trainAnd would be deported under the (act of illegal foreigners), a 1798 law that facilitates the expulsion of the country.
Family members of 7 of the detainees stated that they have no gang involvement and refused to sign the document, according to the Reuters. Despite the refusal, on April 18 they were placed on a bus, with other compatriots, who would take them to an airport in the region. The bus turned around and took them back to the detention center.
The US Supreme Court had, that night, temporarily barred the deportations of Venezuelans under the law sanctioned by Trump.
The group would be sent to Cecot, the infamous maximum security arrest in El Salvador, a country whose president, Nayib Bukele, from the US. According to Reuters137 Venezuelan immigrants have already been sent to Salvadoran prison.
Bluebonnet, a name inspired by a traditional Texas flower, is 322 km from Dallas. It housed an average of 846 detainees a day during the 2024 fiscal year, according to the US Immigration and Customs Department. The images obtained by Reuters They show that some of the arrested immigrants wore red clothes, indicating that they would be maximum dangerous.
Supreme Court authorized 1798 law use
The Supreme Court of the United States authorized President Donald Trump (Republican Party) to apply the 1798 law to conduct deportations of illegal immigrants. The legislation is used by the Administration to expedite the process of expulsion of the country of gang members. The Republican invoked the Alien Enemies Act On March 15, but only on April 7 received permission to put it into practice.
The law allows the president of the country to expel immigrants who are not in legal situation in times of war when an enemy tries to “Predatory invasion or foray”For Trump, the number of Venezuelan gang members in the country characterizes an invasion.
Hours after law approval, about 200 illegal immigrants from Venezuela were deported to the mega arrest of El Salvador. The US press reported that 3 aircraft were made available for transportation.
According to the decision of the US Supreme Court, those who have been targeted by the act must be warned that they are being deported under the new legislation and, therefore, will have the chance to have the deportation revised by a Federal Court of the State where they are detained.
