The White House said Sunday that illegal aliens who are suspected members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) had already been removed from U.S. territory when a federal judge in Washington, DC, issued a ruling to block the deportations.
Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling Saturday night to block the deportations of the suspected illegal alien gang members by the Trump administration after the president invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. However, Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele announced Sunday morning that 238 suspected TdA members and 23 suspected MS-13 members had arrived in El Salvador.
In a statement to Breitbart News, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration did not “‘refuse to comply’” with the order, which she said carries “no lawful basis.”
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