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  • US strike on 'Venezuela drug boat': What do we know, and was it legal?

    09/03/2025 2:23:36 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 38 replies
    BBC ^ | Sep 3, 2025 | Matt Murphy & Joshua Cheetham
    A strike carried out by US forces on a boat in the Caribbean Sea - which the White House says killed 11 drug traffickers - may have violated international human rights and maritime law, legal experts have told BBC Verify.President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that US forces destroyed a vessel which he said had departed from Venezuela. He said the boat was operated by the Tren de Aragua cartel and was carrying drugs bound for the US.US defence officials have so far declined to offer details on the strike, footage of which Trump shared on Truth Social, including what...
  • Video shows lethal U.S. missile strike on Venezuela 'drug boat' as Trump reveals 11 Tren de Aragua members were killed

    09/02/2025 9:39:11 PM PDT · by Morgana · 64 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | September 2, 2025 | Nikki Schwab
    President Donald Trump released a video Tuesday that showed the U.S.'s lethal strike on a vessel involved in the drug trade that was coming out of Venezuela. In the same Truth Social post, the president revealed that 11 Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists were killed in the attack. He initially announced the strike from the Oval Office Tuesday afternoon. 'You'll see that we just, over the last few minutes literally shot out a boat, a drug-carrying boat, a lot of drugs in that boat,' Trump told reporters. The president said he had just been briefed on the matter by the chairman...
  • Drone footage of US forces conducting a lethal strike on a reported smuggling vessel a Today

    09/02/2025 3:26:10 PM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 63 replies
    Drone footage of US forces conducting a lethal strike on a reported smuggling vessel in the Southern Caribbean earlier today The U.S. military, ordered by Trump, carried out a strike in international waters destroying a Venezuela drug boat with 11 Tren de Aragua narcoterrorists aboard
  • Housewives, retirees in Venezuela line up to join militia in response to what Maduro calls "outlandish threats" by U.S.

    08/27/2025 5:42:05 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 46 replies
    CBS NEWS ^ | 08/26/25
    Civil servants, housewives and retirees alike lined up in Venezuela's capital Caracas over the weekend as thousands volunteered to join the country's militia in case there is a U.S. invasion. President Nicolas Maduro called on citizens to respond to "outlandish threats" by the U.S. and sign up over the weekend to the Bolivarian Militia, a civilian corps linked to the South American country's armed forces. The show of force is also intended to send a message to Washington, which has issued a $50 million bounty for Maduro -- who is accused by the Trump administration of leading a drug cartel...
  • President Trump and SecDef Pete Hegseth just sent out 3 United States Navy destroyers, joined by an attack submarine, near Venezuela to crack down on the cartels. The gloves are finally coming off.

    08/19/2025 10:10:41 AM PDT · by DFG · 100 replies
    X ^ | 08/18/2025 | Eric Daugherty
    BREAKING: President Trump and SecDef Pete Hegseth just sent out 3 United States Navy destroyers, joined by an attack submarine, near Venezuela to crack down on the cartels. The gloves are finally coming off.
  • 2 more Venezuelans charged in expanding Tren de Aragua gun trafficking probe in Chicago

    08/15/2025 9:15:36 AM PDT · by PBRCat · 2 replies
    CWB Chicago ^ | August 15, 2025 | Time Hecke
    State prosecutors have charged two more migrants as part of an investigation into the trafficking of narcotics and firearms into Chicago by suspected members of the Venezuela-based Tren de Aragua street gang. The men are the fourth and fifth individuals known to be charged in the case. Judge Luciano Panici Jr. ordered Yefferson Camacho Cedeno, 27, and Jose Vasquez Hernandez, 30, detained, calling them “member[s] of a transnational criminal organization.” Camacho Cedeno is a Venezuelan citizen who is “not a legal resident of the United States.” He is charged with two counts of gunrunning and six additional charges tied to...
  • Justice Department files misconduct complaint against Judge Boasberg: Bondi

    07/28/2025 5:48:30 PM PDT · by george76 · 28 replies
    Just the News ^ | July 28, 2025 | Misty Severi
    The filing marks the second time the DOJ has made a complaint against a federal judge this year. The department also filed a misconduct complaint against U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in February. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday announced that the Justice Department (DOJ) has filed a misconduct complaint against U.S. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg over comments he's made about the Trump administration. The judge has overseen multiple Trump administration cases, including the high-profile deportation flights case, where the Trump administration deported suspected members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang to El Salvador. He also oversaw...
  • US provided path to permanent residence for hundreds of sex offenders, gang members: report

    07/25/2025 9:30:40 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 5 replies
    Christian Post ^ | 07/25/2025 | Jon Brown
    A recent U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) report highlighted critical national security failures in its Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) program that allowed approximately 800 known or suspected gang members to enter the United States.The report, titled “Criminality, Gangs, and Program Integrity Issues in Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions,” examined more than 300,000 SIJ petitions submitted from fiscal year 2013 through February 2025, according to a USCIS press release on Thursday.The report found that 198,414 SIJ petitions were approved between fiscal year 2020 and 2024, and that half of SIJ petitioners in 2024 were over the age of 18 when they...
  • Prisoner swap indicates Trump was right all along about Venezuela's thugs as enemy aliens

    07/19/2025 3:08:41 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 11 replies
    American Thinker ^ | July 19, 2025 | Monica Showalter
    Like his sugardaddy, Vladimir Putin, Venezuela's dictator, Nicolas Maduro, likes to take American hostages for use as bargaining chips. He's got a lot of them in his many dungeons. So surprise, surprise, he's traded a lot of them: According to ABC News:The more than 200 Venezuelan migrants who were deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador's mega-prison in March have left El Salvador to be sent to Venezuela as part of a prisoner swap that included Americans being held in Venezuela, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced on X. The deal included the release of 10 Americans held in...
  • Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelan migrants

    05/01/2025 5:29:14 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 27 replies
    AP News ^ | Updated 4:18 PM CDT, May 1, 2025 | MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to strip temporary legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to being deported.The Justice Department asked the high court to put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the Venezuelans that would have otherwise expired last month.The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife.A federal appeals court had earlier rejected the administration’s request.President...
  • Appeals court weighs Trump's use of wartime law to deport Venezuelans

    06/30/2025 3:28:38 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 6 replies
    Reuters ^ | June 30, 2025 7:58 PM UTC | Jan Wolfe
    WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court heard oral arguments on Monday in what is likely to be a decisive lawsuit over whether President Donald Trump's administration can use an 18th-century law to speed up deportations.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is weighing whether Venezuelan migrants being held at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas, can be deported under the Alien Enemies Act.American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Lee Gelernt, arguing for the detainees, said the 1798 law was meant to be used during wartime, and "the government itself is saying we aren't in a military conflict"...
  • NEW: Migrant gang returns to terrorize Colorado residents

    06/20/2025 7:18:54 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 54 replies
    YouTube ^ | June 19, 2025 | FOX News
    From Tuesday.............. 441,137 views Jun 18, 2025 #foxnews #immigration #us The ‘Fox & Friends’ co-hosts discuss the return of alleged Tren de Aragua gang members to Aurora, Colorado, and growing fears among residents. #foxnews #news #us #immigration #crime
  • Ruthless armed Tren de Aragua gangbangers menace residents in Colorado apartment complex, chilling video shows

    06/18/2025 2:36:54 AM PDT · by Libloather · 17 replies
    NY Post ^ | 6/17/25 | Anna Young
    A gun-toting crew of nine suspected Tren de Aragua gangbangers unleashed chaos at a Colorado apartment complex — just one year after the notorious Venezuelan gang seized properties across the state and sparked a wave of violent crime. Chilling doorbell footage captured the disturbing moment the violent thugs brandished firearms and repeatedly knocked on the door of a Potomac Street apartment in Aurora on June 9, Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain shared during a news conference Tuesday afternoon. The heavily armed group pestered the complex for about a minute before they left, the footage showed. “There is, without question, gang...
  • California Democrats Move to Restrict ICE in State

    06/07/2025 4:07:05 AM PDT · by george76 · 50 replies
    Slay News ^ | June 6, 2025 | Frank Bergman
    As President Donald Trump’s administration ramps up immigration enforcement in his second term, California Democrats are doubling down on their efforts to shield illegal aliens from federal authorities, even in places where public safety is at stake. This week, the California State Senate passed a series of bills that critics argue would all but handcuff federal immigration agents operating in the state. Democrats are moving to place fresh restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The legislation would ban ICE from making arrests at schools, hospitals, homeless shelters, and domestic violence shelters unless they obtain a judicial warrant — a...
  • New: Judge Boasberg Issues Order in TdA Removal Case...Citing Kafka

    06/04/2025 3:47:57 PM PDT · by CFW · 58 replies
    Redstate ^ | 6/4/25 | Susie Moore
    When a judge starts out his opinion with Kafka, you know you're in for a ride.... This case — J.G.G. v. Trump, involving the removal of Tren de Aragua (TdA) members pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act — has already been a ride-and-a-half. There's a new twist to it, as Judge James Boasberg has now issued a new ruling on the case. And, yes, his opinion begins with Kafka: "One morning, Kafka’s Josef K. awakens to encounter two strange men outside his room." [snip] Subsequently, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint and refined some of their claims. In Wednesday's order,...
  • Five Suspected Tren de Aragua Members Shot Inside Mexico City Bar

    05/14/2025 6:58:20 AM PDT · by dynachrome · 33 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 5-13-25 | Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby
    A group of gunmen fired into a crowded bar, hitting five Venezuelan migrants suspected of being members of the Tren De Aragua gang. Two of the TDA members died during the attack, while three others sustained injuries. The attack occurred on Monday night at the Foro Santa Maria bar in Mexico City’s Cuauhtemoc borough. The gunmen, who remain at large, went into the bar, fired over two dozen shots at the table where the five victims were seated, and then fled. The victims included three men and two women. By the time paramedics arrived, two of the men had died...
  • BREAKING: First Federal Judge Says Trump Can Invoke Alien Enemies Act to Deport Tren de Aragua Gang Members

    05/13/2025 2:09:17 PM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 59 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | May 13, 2025 | Cristina Laila
    A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Tuesday became the first to say President Trump can invoke the Alien Enemies Act to deport Tren de Aragua gang members. US District Judge Stephanie Haines, a Trump appointee, said President Trump’s description of the Venezuelan gang’s “incursion” into the US meets the threshold to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. “Having done its job, the Court now leaves it to the Political Branches of the government, and ultimately to the people who elect those individuals, to decide whether the laws and those executing them continue to reflect their will,” the judge wrote. The judge...
  • Venezuela seizes control of gang-run prison with pool, disco

    09/20/2023 5:53:55 PM PDT · by anthropocene_x · 7 replies
    France24 ^ | 20 Sep 2023
    Venezuela said Wednesday it had seized control of a prison from the hands of a powerful gang, in a major operation involving 11,000 members of its security forces. The Tocoron prison had served as the Tren de Aragua gang's headquarters, where it had installed amenities such as a zoo, a pool and gambling rooms. An AFP team saw security officers carrying motorcycles, televisions, air conditioners and microwaves out of the jail. Tren de Aragua, Venezuela's most powerful local gang, is involved in crime countrywide and has spread its tentacles to neighboring nations. According to an investigation by Venezuelan journalist Ronna...
  • EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Report Warns Venezuela Sending Intel Operatives, Released Prisoners to ‘Neutralize’ Targets in U.S.

    11/08/2024 8:25:10 AM PST · by Silentgypsy · 28 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 2024 11 07 | Randy Clark
    In a report reviewed exclusively by Breitbart Texas, human intelligence developed by frontline Border Patrol intelligence officers reveals the possibility of a formal covert operation being conducted by the Maduro regime. The operation is designed to infiltrate the United States using released inmates and pairing them with Venezuelan intelligence operatives to “neutralize” human targets within the United States. The report’s narrative, generated by the Rio Grande Valley Sector Intelligence Unit (SIU), indicates that released inmates from Venezuelan prisons have been directed to travel to the United States alongside Venezuelan intelligence officers to track down former Venezuelan military members, politicians, and...
  • Venezuelan government uses Tren de Aragua as proxies to undermine US public safety, FBI assessment finds

    04/24/2025 6:12:03 AM PDT · by Tench_Coxe · 7 replies
    EXCLUSIVE: The FBI assesses that some Venezuelan government officials "likely facilitate" the migration of members of the violent gang Tren de Aragua from Venezuela to the United States to advance the Maduro regime’s objective of undermining public safety in the U.S., Fox News Digital has learned.A senior administration official exclusively shared with Fox News Digital Wednesday unclassified portions of the FBI’s classified intelligence assessment of the Venezuelan government’s relationship with Tren de Aragua.President Donald Trump, upon taking office, designated Tren de Aragua, as well as several other migrant gangs present throughout the U.S., as a foreign terrorist organization.