The White House announced, on Saturday (15), that the United States will invoke, by order of President Donald Trump, the Law of Foreign Enemies against the Tren de Aragua (TDA) group of Venezuela.
Also according to the presidential proclamation, all Venezuelans at least 14 years old who are members of the TDA but not US citizens or permanent reistentors will be subject to being “seized, contained, collected removed as foreign enemies.”
The White House cited its designation of Aragua’s Tren as a foreign terrorist organization – ordered by Trump at the beginning of its second term – saying that many of them “infiltrated illegally in the United States and are conducting irregular wars and performing hostile actions against the United States.”
“The ADHD is closely aligned and has indeed infiltrated the Maduro regime, including its military and police apparatus,” the message adds.
Earlier this Saturday, a federal judge temporarily banned the removal of some undocumented immigrants under the law of foreign inmits, hours before the Trump administration invokes it. The temporary restriction order applies only to those who filed a lawsuit on Saturday, but the judge will hold an audience at night about whether to apply the order more broadly.
Foreign Enemies Law
The Law of Foreign Enemies, invoked by Trump, is a little known legislation, promulgated in 1798, which gives the President a great authority to aim and remove unocuing immigrants.
It was created to be invoked if the US is at war with another country, or if a foreign nation has invaded the US or threatened it. Jurists say it would be difficult for Trump to use the law when the US is not being attacked by a foreign government, even if the government cites threats from gangs or cartels.
The Law of Foreign Enemies has been invoked three times in US history – all during wars – according to the Brennan Center. During the first and second world wars, it was used to justify arrests and expulsions of German, Austro-Hungarian, Italian and Japanese immigrants. The law played a role in the US political policy of Japanese hospitalization during World War II, according to the Institute of Apartidal Laws and Policies.
With information from CNN Priscilla Alvarez.
This content was originally published in Trump invokes foreign enemies law against Venezuela group on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil

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