The Trump administration says the group should be treated as an invading force. Critics say it’s a pretext for the administration’s anti-immigrant narrative.

Trump issued an executive order to use the Alien Enemies Act to target Venezuelan migrants with ties to the Tren de Aragua gang.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. is being invaded by a Venezuelan gang, and he points to that as the reason he can invoke an 18th century law to deport alleged gang members without due process. Legal experts say illegal immigration,