Border czar Tom Homan reaffirmed on Sunday that the Trump administration remains confident all migrants deported to El Salvador’s notorious prisons were members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang.

 

President Trump had invoked the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to justify the deportations, sending alleged gang members to El Salvador’s high-security prison system. However, these efforts were paused by the courts due to concerns over due process, as some of the deported individuals did not have documented criminal histories in the United States, according to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official.

Presented with evidence that innocent people who are not members of any gang were wrongly deported to a slave prison in El Salvador, Homan flatly insists that all of them were in fact gang members (but he's unwilling to detail any evidence showing it) pic.twitter.com/MbR1fwXakX

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 23, 2025

 

“A lot of gang members don’t have criminal histories,” Homan stated during an appearance on ABC News’ This Week. “Just like a lot of terrorists in this world, they’re not in any terrorist database, right?” He added, “But the bottom line is, that plane was full of people designated as terrorists, number one.”

 

He also asserted that every Venezuelan migrant on the flight was a TdA member, based on extensive criminal investigations, intelligence reports, and ICE officers’ assessments.

 

 

The discussion turned to concerns raised about mistaken deportations, including the widely circulated case of Jerce Reyes Barrios. His lawyer argued that he was erroneously labeled a gang member because of his Real Madrid soccer team tattoo. The Department of Homeland Security has disputed this claim, and Homan dismissed the broader concerns, saying, “All of those concerns will be litigated.”

 

Homan further defended the administration’s decision, emphasizing that US government officials with years of experience had reviewed the intelligence and were “confident that they’re all members of the TdA.”

 

When asked about whether the deported migrants had the ability to challenge the accusations against them, Homan pushed back forcefully. “Due process?” he retorted. “Where was Laken Riley’s due process?” referring to the Georgia nursing student killed by an illegal Venezuelan migrant last year.

 

Since the operation began, 260 migrants have been sent to El Salvador’s harsh prison system. However, US District Judge James Boasberg ordered the administration to halt the flights and even directed that planes en route to El Salvador be turned around. The judge is now reviewing allegations that the Trump administration may have defied his order at some point.

 

The key legal question is whether Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act was justified. Critics argue the statute requires the US to be at war with another nation for it to be invoked. The law has rarely been used in American history, most notably by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II when he ordered the internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans.

 

Homan acknowledged the ongoing legal challenges but remained firm in his defense. “I understand this case is in litigation through the Alien Enemies Act, and we’ll abide by the court order as litigated,” he said. “We’re not making this up. The Alien Enemies Act was actually a federal law, it’s a statute, enacted by Congress and signed by a president.”

 

He also clarified his previous statement, in which he had said, “I don’t care what judges think.” On Sunday, he explained, “My point was, despite what [the jurist] thinks, we’re going to keep targeting the worst of the worst, which we’ve been doing since Day One.”

 

Based on a report by NYP  2025-03-25

 

 

The left-activist judges are simply making more people turn away from the Democrat-Marxist Party. 

Deport them all, let god sort it out. Now where did I hear similar? Due process ... right, a liberal concept without question.

Out come the anti trump brigade to defend poor misguided gang members......

42 minutes ago, renaissanc said:

The left-activist judges are simply making more people turn away from the Democrat-Marxist Party. 

Appointed by Biden with the assist of Schumer.  The more radical, the better.  Their only job is to prevent Trump from doing his job.

2 hours ago, thaipo7 said:

Appointed by Biden with the assist of Schumer.  The more radical, the better.  Their only job is to prevent Trump from doing his job.

How big exactly are those blinkers you’re wearing?

3 hours ago, renaissanc said:

The left-activist judges are simply making more people turn away from the Democrat-Marxist Party. 

You can call Democrats socialist, marxist, communist and/or radical left until you’re blue in the face, but that still doesn’t make it true. It just goes to show that MAGA calls anyone and anything they disagree with or disapprove of socialist, marxist, communist and/or radical left, without having any idea what it actually means. 

First off, they were alleged gang members. No evidence was laid before a court. You just have to believe what you're told. An official with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acknowledged in a sworn declaration earlier this week that "many" of the noncitizens deported under the Alien Enemies Act did not have criminal records in the United States. https://abcnews.go.com/US/lawyers-deported-trump-administration-gang-members-targeted-tattoos/story?id=119991734

Yup, the authorities caught anyone with a tattoo. Reminds me of all the Asians arrested/taken for questioning, after the Twin Towers attack because immigration couldn't understand that Asians look down when questioned by a higher authority while Westerners look in the eyes.

31 minutes ago, Purdey said:

First off, they were alleged gang members. No evidence was laid before a court. You just have to believe what you're told. An official with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acknowledged in a sworn declaration earlier this week that "many" of the noncitizens deported under the Alien Enemies Act did not have criminal records in the United States. https://abcnews.go.com/US/lawyers-deported-trump-administration-gang-members-targeted-tattoos/story?id=119991734

Yup, the authorities caught anyone with a tattoo. Reminds me of all the Asians arrested/taken for questioning, after the Twin Towers attack because immigration couldn't understand that Asians look down when questioned by a higher authority while Westerners look in the eyes.

Can you explain to us what happens if your average Joe gets himself covered in gang tatts while having no affiliation with the gang?😅

Are you claiming our eyes that see these tattooed gang bangers(and future democrat voters) are lying to us?

Please lets deal with reality. You guys supporting violent gangbangers and terrorists are quite simply on the wrong side of the issue. Why are you loving terrorists and gangbangers? Cuz Trump's deporting them is the only reason. Trump bad = TdA good. Not a smart position. 

1 hour ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Can you explain to us what happens if your average Joe gets himself covered in gang tatts while having no affiliation with the gang?😅

Are you claiming our eyes that see these tattooed gang bangers(and future democrat voters) are lying to us?

Please lets deal with reality. You guys supporting violent gangbangers and terrorists are quite simply on the wrong side of the issue. Why are you loving terrorists and gangbangers? Cuz Trump's deporting them is the only reason. Trump bad = TdA good. Not a smart position. 

People have reported that some tats were the names of the soccer teams they support. Zero of the guys flown back were proven to be terrorists. Keep it in mind.

If you have been to Pattaya, how many girls have tats? All gangbangers in your extra-juridical opinion?

4 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

You can call Democrats socialist, marxist, communist and/or radical left until you’re blue in the face, but that still doesn’t make it true. It just goes to show that MAGA calls anyone and anything they disagree with or disapprove of socialist, marxist, communist and/or radical left, without having any idea what it actually means. 

Are you the pot calling the MAGA black? 

42 minutes ago, thesetat said:

Are you the pot calling the MAGA black? 

Are you someone who calls Democrats socialist, communist, marxist and/or radical left?

Fascinating watching a racist thug under the spotlight.

Adios muchachos. Enter the United States illegally you have no rights to anything. You're an illegal alien. Biometrics is used in many of these cases to identify. Telling to see a judge and mostly non US citizens on this forum whinging about the deportation of criminals and gang bangers preying on the American public. What do you think Thailand would do to these illegal alien criminals?  Not a peep from these do gooders about that. Only orange man bad. ICE is just getting started. Also that judge siding with illegal alien criminals was told to go pound sand by Trump's DOJ and they declared state's secrets on deportation flights. Europe and the UK has been ravaged by illegal alien criminals. Trump said we don't want to end up like Europe. Best president of my lifetime.

It will be fun watching the Democrats fight for illegal gang members. 

1 hour ago, Mike_Hunt said:

It will be fun watching the Democrats fight for illegal gang members. 

I agree. What I see is that the Dems continue to use the courts to fight by politicizing the courts against the president. Even in Thailand if you are illegal then you get kicked out. If you violate one of their rules. They kick you out. This happens in every country that enforces immigration laws. Most of the posters talking against Trumps actions for this are in this site commenting to kick out the bad foreigner seeds in Thailand. 2 faced to say the least. Prior to Biden allowing all these illegals entry, Not a soul ever complained about immigration raids or illegals being kicked out of the country. The Dems should be ashamed of their actions regarding this. 

On 3/24/2025 at 7:08 PM, Social Media said:

The Alien Enemies Act was actually a federal law, it’s a statute, enacted by Congress and signed by a president.”

This simple statement means a single judge is trying to stop the highest law enforcement in the country and the president from enforcing the law, AFTER he'd taken the junket to an "Anti-Trump" event in Idaho. The law says exhibiting "Good Behavior" during his time on the bench.

He should be careful because there's also laws against sedition and treason and subversion.

Well, if you are legal, then fine... if not, then what do you expect? High time the actual law was respected all over the western world on so many matters. Also, judges should not be meddling in politicals as they are unelected.

On 3/25/2025 at 2:07 PM, rudi49jr said:

You can call Democrats socialist, marxist, communist and/or radical left until you’re blue in the face, but that still doesn’t make it true. It just goes to show that MAGA calls anyone and anything they disagree with or disapprove of socialist, marxist, communist and/or radical left, without having any idea what it actually means. 

I don't know how wanting to keep any passportless illegal immigrant has become the standard for democrats. It's not exactly communist, communists would also prevent their own people from owning passports for fear they will leave their jobs and everything.

On 3/25/2025 at 6:07 AM, Purdey said:

People have reported that some tats were the names of the soccer teams they support. Zero of the guys flown back were proven to be terrorists. Keep it in mind.

If you have been to Pattaya, how many girls have tats? All gangbangers in your extra-juridical opinion?

Guys with tats usually are gang bangers that's what gang tats are designed to do. You get them because you pledge to stay in the gang for life, you get them as a sign of defiance that you don't hide you are in the gang. You don't need to be proven to be in a gang to be deported, you don't need to be convicted to be deported. You simply are suspected of being a worthless piece of garbage and it is enough. Being in the USA for a foreigner isn't a right. 

 

Now the girls that have tats in Pattaya are not likely to be in gangs but a good deal of them are involved in gang banging.