President Trump has downplayed his involvement in the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants, claiming he was unaware of the specifics surrounding the invocation of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. This act, rarely used in history, allowed for expedited deportations. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg raised concerns about the abrupt process and legality of these actions, as the administration ignored a verbal court order. Trump's comments drew scrutiny as CNN host Erin Burnett highlighted that his signature was on the executive order, contradicting his claims of non-involvement.
Because we wanna get criminals out of our country, number one, Trump replied. And I don't know when it was signed because I didn't sign it.
The policy ramifications of this are incredibly troublesome and problematic and concerning.
I’m sorry, that is his signature, right? Erin, that is his signature, replied CNN's Jeff Zeleny.
They did sign it last weekend. The White House talked about that openly on Saturday evening.
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