Sen. Rounds Voices Support for Deporting Gang Members

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., gave his voice of support to President Donald Trump to deport violent illegal migrants from the United States while at the same time saying it should be done legally.

The senator’s comments come as Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act, which grants the president sweeping authority to deport violent illegal migrants such as the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued an order Saturday temporarily blocking the deportations, but lawyers told him there were already two planes with immigrants in the air — one headed for El Salvador, the other for Honduras. Boasberg verbally ordered the planes be turned around, but they apparently were not and he did not include the directive in his written order.

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