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we learned that Donald Trump had invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport violent members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA). Shortly after that, an Obama-appointed activist judge said not so fast and ordered for planes carrying these criminals to turn around.
As Matt Margolis wrote earlier, « Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, apparently more concerned with the rights of foreign criminals than American safety, issued a temporary restraining order against Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act. This centuries-old law has been successfully used by multiple presidents to protect our nation from genuine threats. »
But do you know who is not more concerned with the rights of criminals than the safety of the people of the United States and our allies in Central and South America? El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele.
On Sunday morning, Bukele reposted a headline from the New York Post about the situation and added three simple words: « Oopsie…Too late. » That’s because Trump and Secretary of State of Marco Rubio had already sent a lot of these gang members to El Salvador, where they’re being detained in the country’s infamous Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo — which means terrorism confinement center — or CECOT maximum security prison.
Oopsie…
Too late ???? pic.twitter.com/nDHL6deLJq— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) March 16, 2025
Rubio also posted about it on X on Sunday morning. The U.S. sent over 238 members of TdA, as well as 23 members of the Salvadoran gang MS-13, including two dangerous leaders (all 23 were wanted in El Salvador). The U.S. will pay El Salvador a small fee that would allegedly be much cheaper than housing them in jails here, saving tax dollars money, and the gang members will stay in CECOT for at least a year.
We have sent 2 dangerous top MS-13 leaders plus 21 of its most wanted back to face justice in El Salvador. Also, as promised by @POTUS, we sent over 250 alien enemy members of Tren de Aragua which El Salvador has agreed to hold in their very good jails at a fair price that will…— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) March 16, 2025
Bukele also posted a three-minute video of their arrival and what happens once they’re in his government’s custody.
