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The United States deported over 200 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang to El Salvador after US president Donald Trump

Updated on Mar 17, 2025 04:55 PM IST 14 Photos
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Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government, at the El Salvador International Airport in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador.(REUTERS)

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The White House, which has labelled Tren de Aragua a terrorist organisation, is preparing to transfer about 300 suspected members to detention in El Salvador. Donald Trump administration had agreed to pay El Salvador $6 million to imprison about 300 alleged members of the gang for one year.(REUTERS)

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The US government deported over deported over 200 Venezuelans to a sprawling prison in El Salvador. Another aircraft was headed for Honduras.(REUTERS)

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A sniper takes aim to Venezuelan deportees. The 1798 Alien Enemies Act has been invoked only three times in US history, deports people suspected to be illegal immigrants without an opportunity to be heard before an immigration or federal court judge.(REUTERS)

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A US federal judge's order blocking the Donald Trump administration's move to deport hundreds of alleged illegal immigrants failed to yield an immediate result as the verbal instruction to turn the planes around was not specified in a written order.(REUTERS)

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