Author: Sarah Shamim
Published on: 16/04/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Trump deported 238 alleged Venezuelan gang members and 23 members of a Salvadoran gang to El Salvador last month. The US government will pay El Salvador about $6m to detain alleged Tren de Aragua members for a year. Trump invoked a wartime “zombie” law from 1798 to enable the deportations. Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Maryland in 2019. In 2019, an immigration judge granted abrego Gar an immigration protection called “withholding of removal” which shielded him from being returned to El Salvador and allowed him to remain in the US. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said he would not return Abre Go Garcia to the US, which is now being held in CECOT. Trump said he hopes to deport US citizens who are criminals to El Salvador. He acknowledged that he would only be able to proceed with this plan if it is shown to be legal. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Trump would only consider this. Human rights lawyer Bruce Fein told Al Jazeera: “It would be unconstitutional to remove US citizens to a foreign country for imprisonment” There are a series of legal challenges which could make Trump’s latest idea unfeasible. Eighth Amendment: This constitutional amendment prohibits “cruel and unusual punishments” CECOT is notorious for its mistreatment of inmates. Naturalised citizens can lose their citizenship or become denaturalised if they commit certain crimes, including terrorism, war crimes, human rights violations, sex crimes or fraud. Denaturalisation can happen to someone who commits an act of treason against the US, or someone who runs for public office or joins the military of a foreign country.
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Fuck no.