17 More ‘Foreign Gang Terrorists’ Deported To El Salvador

April 1, 2025

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The Trump administration has confirmed that 17 more “foreign gang terrorists” have been deported to El Salvador to be housed in their maximum-security prison.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the announcement on March 31, revealing that the 17 terrorists that have been deported were confirmed to be members of Tren de Aragua or MS-13, both of which are extremely violent foreign gangs.

“Last night, in a successful counter-terrorism operation with our allies in El Salvador, the United States military transferred a group of 17 violent criminals from the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 organizations, including murderers and rapists,” Rubio announced in a statement posted to X. “In order to keep the American people safe, President Trump designated the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. These criminals will no longer terrorize our communities and citizens.”

Rubio concluded the post by expressing “gratitude” for El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s “unparalleled partnership” with the Trump administration to crack down on gang crime.

Bukele also confirmed the deportation operation in a post on X, sharing footage of the illegal alien gang members being escorted into El Salvador off of a U.S. Air Force plane and taken into custody. The video also included the criminals having their heads shaved and being put into their cell.

“Last night, in a joint military operation with our allies from the United States, we transferred 17 extremely dangerous criminals linked to Tren de Aragua and MS-13,” Bukele wrote in the X post. “All individuals are confirmed murderers and high-profile offenders, including six child rapists. This operation is another step in the fight against terrorism and organized crime.”

President Donald Trump responded to Bukele’s post, thanking him while also blaming the Biden administration for allowing the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 criminal illegal aliens into the country to harm Americans.

“Thank you President Bukele, of El Salvador, for taking the criminals that were so stupidly allowed, by the Crooked Joe Biden Administration, to enter our Country, and giving them such a wonderful place to live!” the president wrote.

The deportation operation comes as the Trump administration continues to battle with corrupt leftist Judge James Boasberg over Trump’s ability to deport criminal illegal aliens who are members of gangs that the administration designated as terrorist organizations. Boasberg infamously blocked the Trump administration from deporting illegal aliens under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, so the administration reportedly conducted the latest deportation under Title 8, the regular U.S. immigration law.