White House Responds to Deportation Controversy Amid Judge's Order

Mon Mar 17 2025 19:23:24 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)
White House Responds to Deportation Controversy Amid Judge's Order

The Biden administration firmly defends its mass deportation of alleged gang members from the US to El Salvador, despite legal challenges and human rights concerns.


The White House has rejected allegations of violating a judge's order during a mass deportation that included 238 Venezuelans and members of MS-13. Officials claim the deportations proceeded lawfully, raising questions over due process and the legal basis for such actions.


The White House has found itself at the center of controversy after rights groups accused it of ignoring a court order in a recent mass deportation of alleged gang members to El Salvador over the weekend. This operation saw 238 suspected Venezuelan gang affiliates, alongside 23 purported members of the notorious MS-13 gang, forcibly removed from the US to a prison facility in El Salvador, an action implemented under a seldom-used law dating back to World War II.

In response to the backlash, the White House vehemently denied allegations of unlawful conduct, asserting that the court's ruling was issued after the group had already been deported. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt clarified that the administration did not ignore the court's directive, arguing that the judge's order lacked a lawful foundation.

The evacuation had been prompted by President Trump's claims that the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang was conducting predatory incursion attempts on US territory, invoking the Alien Enemies Act—a 1798 law aiming to facilitate the deportation of non-citizens during wartime. A senior official disclosed that this act allowed for the processing of 137 of the 261 deportees.

Details surrounding the detainees, including their supposed criminal affiliations, remain sparse, with various families asserting that their relatives had no gang involvement. The legal turmoil intensified when US District Judge James Boasberg mandated a 14-day pause in deportations, a ruling that came too late to halt the planes already in transit.

While Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele acknowledged the arrival of the deportees, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) condemned Trump's reliance on an antiquated wartime authority, asserting that "a gang is not invading," and claimed that widespread concerns of due process were being overlooked. Amnesty International echoed these sentiments, denouncing the deportations as an example of systemic discrimination against Venezuelan migrants.

As this complex situation unfolds, it raises significant constitutional questions about the boundaries of executive power and the impact on immigrant communities in the ongoing battle against illegal immigration, highlighting a tense intersection of law, politics, and human rights on the international stage.

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