In a recent joint announcement, President Trump's border czar, Thomas Homan, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams highlighted federal charges against 27 alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang. The collaboration underscores their partnership on immigration issues, with Adams recently facing dropped charges that permit him to focus on Republican immigration priorities. Trump deemed the gang an invader under the Alien Enemies Act, while Homan praised the city's immigration enforcement approach. Adams aims to enhance public safety by combatting immigrant gang violence, remaining assertive in his stance during his re-election campaign.
Every member of TDA should be on the run," declared Thomas Homan, Trump's border czar, referring to the initials of the gang, which originated in Venezuela more than a decade ago and has been linked to a series of kidnappings, extortion and other crimes throughout the Western Hemisphere.
This is what collaboration looks like," he said. "I never asked the city or the NYPD to be immigration officers. I asked them to work with us on significant public safety threats and national security threats, and that's what we're committed to doing.
Adams said Tuesday's announcement showed he remains "unapologetic" in his desire to rid the city's streets of violent immigrant gangs.
Trump, in his nationwide immigration crackdown, has labeled Tren de Aragua an invading force as he invoked the Alien Enemies Act, a little-used statute from 1798 that lets the president deport noncitizens fourteen years or older who are from a country the U.S. is at war with.
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