Rap sheets, photos of suspected Tren de Aragua gang members Trump admin tried to deport before SCOTUS ruling

The Trump administration on Saturday released the rap sheets and photos of alleged Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang members detained in Texas who the administration is trying to deport.The suspects of the violent Venezuelan gang were going to be deported using the recently reinstated Alien Enemies Act of 1798 before the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled Saturday morning against deportations under the 18th century law.In a decision in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union, the administration was barred from removing Venezuelans held in Texas’ Bluebonnet Detention Center “until further order of this court.”Following the ruling, Trump administration lawyers filed an opposition to the request to block the deportations, noting the government provided advance notice to detainees prior to removals, and they had adequate time to file habeas claims.At a minimum, attorneys argued the court should limit the administrative stay to removals.SCOTUS previously ruled the president could conduct deportations under the Alien Enemies Act as long as suspected illegal aliens were afforded due process to challenge their removal from the US.“These are some of the TdA gang members detained in Texas that we are trying to deport,” a senior Trump administration official told Fox News.TdA, designated a foreign terrorist organization Feb.20 by the Department of State, has thousands of members, many of whom the White House says have unlawfully infiltrated the US and are “undertaking hostile actions against the United States.”Photos released by the administration of suspected TdA members who made the list show various tattoos, weapons, jewelry and money.Officials also noted each suspected member’s prior criminal convictions and current charges.Here are some of the Bluebonnet Detention Center inmates the White House claims are Venezuelan citizens and confirmed TdA members who would have been deported:Romero-Gonzalez has pending criminal charges for three counts of assault, cr...

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