Ted Hessen

Now, that said, even though this gang does have a fearsome reputation within Venezuela and within the region, there are not yet signs that they're operational on a large scale in the U.S. There have been individual cases of alleged members of the gang arrested and charged with crimes, including very serious crimes.

But that said, it's just not clear that they're operational here in the way that they might be in another country.

But that said, it's just not clear that they're operational here in the way that they might be in another country.

But that said, it's just not clear that they're operational here in the way that they might be in another country.

So the Alien Enemies Act is an obscure, rarely used wartime statute that dates back to 1798. And it's really just been used three times in U.S. history and always in times of war. It's best known or most notoriously known for its use in World War II to justify internment camps for Japanese Americans, Italian Americans, and German Americans.

So the Alien Enemies Act is an obscure, rarely used wartime statute that dates back to 1798. And it's really just been used three times in U.S. history and always in times of war. It's best known or most notoriously known for its use in World War II to justify internment camps for Japanese Americans, Italian Americans, and German Americans.

So the Alien Enemies Act is an obscure, rarely used wartime statute that dates back to 1798. And it's really just been used three times in U.S. history and always in times of war. It's best known or most notoriously known for its use in World War II to justify internment camps for Japanese Americans, Italian Americans, and German Americans.

The Trump administration has been building the case that this law could be used against a quote-unquote invasion at the U.S.-Mexico border. And in a proclamation that he issued on Saturday, President Trump said that

The Trump administration has been building the case that this law could be used against a quote-unquote invasion at the U.S.-Mexico border. And in a proclamation that he issued on Saturday, President Trump said that

The Trump administration has been building the case that this law could be used against a quote-unquote invasion at the U.S.-Mexico border. And in a proclamation that he issued on Saturday, President Trump said that

The Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which he said was present in the U.S., was part of this invasion and essentially was conducting what he was calling irregular warfare in the U.S., enough to justify invoking this wartime statute.

The Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which he said was present in the U.S., was part of this invasion and essentially was conducting what he was calling irregular warfare in the U.S., enough to justify invoking this wartime statute.

The Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which he said was present in the U.S., was part of this invasion and essentially was conducting what he was calling irregular warfare in the U.S., enough to justify invoking this wartime statute.

Now, part of the reason that he would like to do this is that when you have the statute in effect, you can bypass due process in these cases. So they wouldn't have to go through immigration courts. They may have a pending asylum claim. They may have even a legal status in the U.S.

Now, part of the reason that he would like to do this is that when you have the statute in effect, you can bypass due process in these cases. So they wouldn't have to go through immigration courts. They may have a pending asylum claim. They may have even a legal status in the U.S.

Now, part of the reason that he would like to do this is that when you have the statute in effect, you can bypass due process in these cases. So they wouldn't have to go through immigration courts. They may have a pending asylum claim. They may have even a legal status in the U.S.

President Trump's proclamation exempted citizens and green card holders, but it could be applied to other Venezuelans in the U.S. ages 14 and up, so actually children as well.

President Trump's proclamation exempted citizens and green card holders, but it could be applied to other Venezuelans in the U.S. ages 14 and up, so actually children as well.

President Trump's proclamation exempted citizens and green card holders, but it could be applied to other Venezuelans in the U.S. ages 14 and up, so actually children as well.

The Trump administration has said that these are alleged members of the gang. We still have few details about them. In a court filing that came out this week, an official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, said that many of the people who were deported actually had no criminal records in the U.S.,