U.S. intelligence contradicts Trump's justification for mass deportations

[dalton99a]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/17/us-intelligence-tren-de-aragua-deportations-trump/

U.S. intelligence contradicts Trump’s justification for mass deportations
The determination is the most comprehensive assessment to date undercutting the president’s rationale for deporting suspected gang members without due process.
April 17, 2025 at 7:24 p.m. EDT
By John Hudson and Warren P. Strobel

The National Intelligence Council, drawing on the acumen of the United States’ 18 intelligence agencies, determined in a secret assessment early this month that the Venezuelan government is not directing an invasion of the United States by the prison gang Tren de Aragua, a judgment that contradicts President Donald Trump’s public statements, according to people familiar with the matter.

The determination is the U.S. government’s most comprehensive assessment to date undercutting Trump’s rationale for deporting suspected gang members without due process under the Alien Enemies Act, the 1798 law last used during World War II that laid the foundation for the incarceration of more than 110,000 Japanese Americans.

Trump invoked the act in mid-March, proclaiming without evidence that Tren de Aragua is perpetrating an “invasion” of the United States “at the direction” of the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Under the Alien Enemies Act, the government sent planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador’s notorious megaprison despite a judge’s order to turn the planes around and afford the detainees an opportunity to challenge their removal through standard legal processes.

The intelligence product found that although there are some low-level contacts between the Maduro government and Tren de Aragua, or TdA, the gang does not operate at the direction of Venezuela’s leader. The product builds on U.S. intelligence findings in February, first reported by the New York Times, that the gang is not controlled by Venezuela.

The National Intelligence Council is the analytic hub of the U.S. intelligence community that reports to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. It is composed of veteran specialists in particular regions or topics, known as national intelligence officers, and produces classified assessments meant to represent the assessment of all U.S. spy agencies.

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[Klarkashton]

1. He made up a pack of lies for his campaign.

Now the boobs are carrying out these horrible deportations based on shit.

[UpInArms]

2. Why would anyone believe anything the pos utters

He does nothing but lie

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. Intelligence and Trump are contradictory words.