More Than 250 Gang Members Deported to El Salvador Under Trump Admin

In a bold display of leadership and commitment to American safety, President Donald Trump’s administration successfully deported over 250 violent illegal aliens to El Salvador this weekend despite the last-minute interference of an Obama-appointed federal judge. These aren’t harmless migrants looking for work; they are hardened criminals, gang members, and repeat offenders responsible for heinous acts on U.S. soil.

Trump shared footage of the deportation flights, showing these criminals being offloaded in El Salvador. His message on Truth Social couldn’t have been clearer:
"These are the monsters sent into our Country by Crooked Joe Biden and the Radical Left Democrats. How dare they! Thank you to El Salvador and, in particular, President Bukele, for your understanding of this horrible situation, which was allowed to happen in the United States because of incompetent Democrat leadership. We will not forget!"

Here’s what went down:

• 261 illegal aliens deported, including 21 MS-13 gang members and over 230 members of Venezuela’s notorious Tren de Aragua prison gang.

• Crimes committed by these individuals included kidnapping, sexual abuse of children, aggravated assault on police officers, and robbery.

• Two high-ranking MS-13 ringleaders were specifically identified and returned, aiding El Salvador’s crackdown on organized crime.

The deportations occurred swiftly on Saturday, bypassing the weak attempts of a federal judge’s late Friday order to halt them. The Trump administration stood firm, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt rightly pointing out that the court order was baseless and had no lawful standing. She emphasized that “a single judge in a single city cannot direct the movements of an aircraft carrier full of foreign alien terrorists who were physically expelled from U.S. soil.”

This operation was carried out under President Trump’s authority via:

• The Alien Enemies Act of 1798, used to deport 137 individuals.

• Title 8 immigration proceedings, used for another 101.

Compare this decisive action to the current Biden administration’s policies, which have flung open our borders and allowed criminals, cartel members, and gang affiliates to flood into American cities unchecked. In 2023 alone, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported over 3.2 million border encounters, an all-time record, many involving individuals with serious criminal histories.

Meanwhile, President Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s collaboration doesn’t just rid America of these criminals it strengthens El Salvador’s crackdown on gangs and provides intelligence that dismantles criminal networks on both sides.

This is leadership. This is putting America first.

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