Michael Waltz, Trump's National Security Advisor, defended the administration's policy of deporting gang members to El Salvador, likening the gang Tren de Agua to ISIS. He argued this reflects a broader view of terrorists, emphasizing the need to protect American sovereignty. However, a federal judge temporarily paused deportations, demanding more information on those deported. Critics cited a lack of transparency regarding individual ties to terrorism, while the administration's messaging, including dramatic visuals of deportees, aimed to convey a tough stance against crime and terrorism in the U.S.
Tren de Agua has been labeled a terrorist organization. They are no different than ISIS. They maim, kill, torture, create mayhem and chaos on our streets in the United States.
This is about a wholesale shift on what a terrorist is and how they should be treated in the United States, how they should be treated when they're attacking our soil.
Critics have raised concern that while the administration claims those deported fall under a terrorist label, proof of individual associations has not been made public.
There's a messaging effort here. I mean, it included, right, when they got all of the Venezuelan deportees, they put out all that video, they showed them getting their head shaved.
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