Tren de Aragua gangbangers at ICE facility barricade themselves, threaten to take hostages after spelling out SOS in prison yard
Nearly two dozen Tren de Aragua gangbangers in an ICE detention center in Texas have barricaded themselves and threatened to take hostages in a major uprising — days after migrants spelled out SOS in the prison yard.Members of the Venezuelan gang threatened to hold ICE officers captive and injure them on April 26 as they barricaded the doors of their unit with their cots, covered surveillance cameras, blocked windows, and flooded it by clogging the toilets, according to the Department of Homeland Security.The takeover attempt lasted for “several hours,” with the detainees ignoring the orders of ICE agents.Alleged Tren de Aragua gangbangers were seen begging to be sent home by flashing a banner reading “Help, we want to be deported.We are not terrorists.
SOS” to a drone overhead this week at the same facility.And just weeks before, another group of migrants were seen by a Reuters drone forming the letters “SOS” at the Texas detention center.In response to the uprising, DHS is asking the Supreme Court to allow deportations to resume under the 18th Century Alien Enemies Act, which was blocked after the Trump administration deported dozens of alleged gangbangers to El Salvador without giving them a hearing.“Keeping these foreign terrorists in ICE facilities poses a serious threat to ICE officers, staff, and other detainees,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin in a statement.“The media repeated these TdA gang members’ false sob stories, but the truth is these are members of a foreign terrorist organization that rape, maim, and murder for sport,” she added.The group was set to be deported to El Salvador’s hellhole CECOT prison, but the the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s effort to use the Alien Enemies Act to kick them out of the country.Morning Report and Evening Update: Your source for today's top stories Please provide a valid email address.
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