Cell Salvador

There’s the legal debate about Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people (which led to the judge’s ruling, the Trump call for impeachment, and the Chief Justice’s rebuke). Then there’s the human story. “Unbeknownst to his family, Yamarte had been put on a plane after President Donald Trump secretly signed a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The wartime provision gave Trump the power to quickly remove Venezuelans accused of belonging to the Tren de Aragua gang, taking away their chance to make their case to a judge before deportation. A federal judge blocked Trump from using the power and ordered the administration to turn around any planes that were already in the air. Three planes landed in El Salvador hours later.” It’s important to understand that many people aren’t just getting deported back to their home countries. They’re getting shipped off to one of the world’s most notorious prisons in El Salvador, sans any criminal conviction. WaPo (Gift Article): For four Venezuelan friends, Alien Enemies Act cuts short an American dream.