This weekend, the Trump Administration carried out a significant operation to deport members of violent gangs—illegal immigrants who allegedly infiltrated our nation, inflicting untold harm on our neighborhoods. This move is framed as part of President Donald J. Trump’s broader strategy to safeguard American citizens and to rectify what is characterized as the fallout from years of ineffectual Democratic governance.
The boldness of this initiative has received immediate acclaim from various corners, including administration officials, Congress members, and segments of the American populace:
Vice President JD Vance: “We’ve ejected violent criminals and rapists from our midst. Yet, Democrats opposed their removal. Under President Trump, they’re gone.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio: “We’ve successfully sent two notorious leaders of MS-13 and 21 of their most wanted back to El Salvador, where they will face justice. Additionally, as promised by @POTUS, over 250 members of the Tren de Aragua gang are also being held there, ensuring both accountability and savings for American taxpayers. President @nayibbukele is not only a strong security partner but also a valued ally.”
Border Czar Tom Homan: “The Biden Administration previously allowed thousands of criminals from Tren de Aragua to roam freely in the U.S. These individuals have committed horrendous acts. With the support of the American public, we now have President Trump! Recently, we deported 238 members of Tren de Aragua alongside 21 MS-13 affiliates, contributing to the thousands already sent back. Under President Trump, our neighborhoods are growing safer with each deportation. Despite the sanctuary cities attempting to shield these threats, ICE will relentlessly pursue and deport them. This critical work continues, and Attorney General Pam Bondi will take sanctuary jurisdictions to court. There remains much to accomplish, and it will be achieved!”
Sen. John Barrasso: “Deporting violent criminals, rapists, terrorists, and drug dealers who have entered America illegally is a matter of common sense. Thank you, President Trump, for enhancing our safety.”
Sen. Tom Cotton: “President Trump ran a campaign focused on making Americans safer. The deportation of the criminal Tren de Aragua members represents a vital first step toward restoring order after the chaos of open-border policies.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley: “Another day, another judge deciding national policy in favor of foreign gang members. If this continues unchecked by the Supreme Court or Congress, we may face a constitutional crisis. The Senate Judiciary Committee is taking action.”
Sen. Mike Lee: “Do you miss the foreign terrorists now that Trump has sent them packing? I certainly don’t.”
Sen. Markwayne Mullin: “You’d think this would be universally accepted, but we’re confronting yet another 80/20 situation… I fully back the Trump administration’s efforts to deport violent illegal aliens, including members of Venezuelan gangs.”
Sen. Eric Schmitt: “While you were asleep, your government dispatched three planes filled with Tren de Aragua and MS-13 thugs to the secure prisons of El Salvador. Thanks to this administration’s leadership—and our ally @nayibbukele—America is safer today than it was yesterday.”
Rep. Brian Babin: “Judge Boasberg is endangering American lives! He has halted the deportation of dangerous Tren de Aragua gang members—rapists, murderers, and thugs. No judge should possess the authority to override @POTUS’ national security directives.”
Rep. Lauren Boebert: “Democrats in Colorado dismissed the threat of Tren de Aragua as a ‘figment of imagination.’ Thank you @POTUS and President @NayibBukele for taking necessary steps to protect Americans!”
Rep. Andrew Clyde: “Let’s get this straight… Joe Biden could blatantly violate our immigration laws to let in criminal aliens—but President Trump is somehow not allowed to deport them?”
Rep. Mike Collins: “Isn’t it absurd that a Democratic president can welcome violent gang members, yet a Republican president cannot deport them?”
Rep. Eli Crane: “These activist judges were suspiciously silent when Joe Biden implemented the policies that allowed gang members to ENTER America. Why is it only now they’re vocal when President Trump DEPORTS them?”
Rep. Byron Donalds: “These individuals are criminal aliens. They are gang members, murderers, and rapists. Under President Trump, they are rightly apprehended and deported, yet the left wants them to remain. We are Making America Safe Again.”
Rep. Lance Gooden: “Democrats have provided illegal criminals with luxury accommodations while President Trump has offered illegal gang members a one-way ticket to the world’s most formidable prison. Thank you, President @nayibbukele and El Salvador!”
Rep. Wesley Hunt: “It’s astonishing to see Democrats defend Tren De Aragua and MS-13 members. Tom Homan has announced that these deportation flights will persist. The Trump administration will NOT cease until every last criminal alien is expelled from this nation!”
Rep. Darrell Issa: “The moment @realDonaldTrump returned to the White House, America began sending criminal illegal aliens out of our country.”
Rep. Nick Langworthy: “Radical Left Democrats put our nation in peril daily, transforming every state into a border state. That ended the moment President Trump took his oath. He is restoring order and making America safe again.”
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis: “A heartfelt thank you to President Trump & El Salvador President Bukele for facilitating the removal of these dangerous gang members from the United States. Shame on the ACLU for attempting to shield these gangs, who have caused chaos and committed heinous crimes in our nation, from deportation.”
Rep. Addison McDowell: “Yesterday, an Obama-appointed judge ruled that two flights carrying rapists and murderers from the Tren de Aragua gang must turn back and return to the U.S. This is utterly appalling, and I commend @realdonaldtrump for moving forward decisively.”
Rep. Mary Miller: “The government’s paramount duty is to protect its citizens. President Trump stands in stark contrast to the Biden administration and the entire Democratic party, who have utterly failed America. Now, they are witnessing what true leadership looks like. This is how it should be done.”
Rep. Ralph Norman: “These are gang leaders, rapists, and murderers who thought they could find sanctuary in America. NOT ANYMORE!!”
Rep. Scott Perry: “Why did an activist judge attempt to halt the deportation of illegal criminal migrants—hardened rapists, gang members, and drug traffickers—who not only broke laws in their own countries but also invaded ours?”
Rep. Chip Roy: “Judge Boasberg should be en route to Houston to explain to Alexis Nungaray why we must keep TDA gang members who murdered her daughter. Radical progressive Democrats have endangered us by facilitating an invasion of our communities. Trump is right to act swiftly to reverse this.”
Rep. María Elvira Salazar: “Kudos to @nayibbukele and President Trump! Bukele excels at locking up every gang member, murderer, and criminal. It’s refreshing to see us collaborating with our regional allies to remove these thugs from the USA.”
Rep. Keith Self: “Incredible. All we needed was a new President.”
Rep. Greg Steube: “Thank you, President Trump and President Bukele, for adopting a zero-tolerance stance on criminal illegal immigrants and terrorists. The Trump administration has secured an agreement with El Salvador to extradite and imprison Tren de Aragua gang members who exploited Biden’s open-border fiasco. No nation should tolerate terrorists and criminals at large. This is leadership defined by strength.”
Rep. Marlin Stutzman: “Cartel members engaged in kidnapping, sexual abuse of children, robbery, and assault on police officers belong in prison. Anyone obstructing their deportation and imprisonment is no ally of our country. I’m relieved these criminals are off our streets.”
Rep. Tom Tiffany: “First, Democrats permitted Tren de Aragua members into our country. Now, a rogue judge and Democrats are battling to keep them here. Why are they protecting illegal gang members instead of U.S. citizens?”
Rep. Derrick Van Orden: “I’m not sure Americans fully grasp the gravity of this rogue judge’s ruling. He aimed to retain violent criminal illegal aliens, including rapists, in the United States. @realDonaldTrump & @JDVance are safeguarding Americans.”
Rep. Randy Weber: “The only words Democrats should utter right now are: ‘Thank you, President Trump, for taking action to rid our country of terrorists.’ These are dangerous thugs who detest everything America stands for. God bless President Trump.”
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares: “Radicals want you to believe Trump is acting illegally by deporting Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang. These aren’t U.S. citizens—they’re violent criminals who exploited Biden’s border failures to terrorize Americans. I will always advocate for the rule of law.”
America First Legal: “President Trump has successfully deported 238 criminals from the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to El Salvador to be incarcerated in CECOT, the nation’s maximum-security prison. Tren de Aragua poses a genuine danger, and President Trump’s decisive actions will protect Americans.”
Retired CIA Senior Operations Officer Rick de la Torre: “President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to expel Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang members from U.S. territory is not only justified—it’s a long-overdue counterstrike against a growing national security menace.”
Attorney Mike Davis: “Absolutely. For four years, Democrats acted as if grandmas trespassing in the Capitol posed a greater threat than foreign terrorists invading America. Robbers, rapists, and murderers. President Trump is fulfilling his constitutional duty as commander-in-chief to repel foreign invasion.”
Commentator Joe Pagliarulo: “The Trump Administration is expelling violent gang members… Everyone in the United States, regardless of political affiliation, should agree they must be sent back.”
Discovery Institute Senior Journalism Fellow Jonathan Choe: “Here’s what awaits violent criminal illegals in America. Check out this recent group of Tren De Aragua gang members deported to an El Salvadoran prison.”
The Conservative Caucus’s Jim Pfaff: “Trump took decisive action. While a judge blocked the deportation of Tren de Aragua criminals to Venezuela, Nayib Bukele agreed to accept them into his Salvadoran prisons, which are far harsher than anything they faced in Venezuela.”
