The Donald Trump administration flew 250 accused migrant gang members to El Salvador where they were greeted by a heavily armed battalion of commandoes who pulled the notorious gang members, chained them as they were taken one by one to the prison transports. The accused gang members will be now sent to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confirment Center, the notorious mega prison known for its terrible condition.
El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele posted the video of how his military received the gang members including 238 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and 23 members of MS-13.
“Today, the first 238 members of the Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, arrived in our country. They were immediately transferred to CECOT, the Terrorism Confinement Center, for one year (renewable),” the president wrote.
“The United States will pay a very low fee for them, but a high one for us.”
“Over time, these actions, combined with the production already being generated by more than 40,000 inmates engaged in various workshops and labor under the Zero Idleness program, will help make our prison system self-sustainable. As of today, it costs $200 million per year.”
“On this occasion, the U.S. has also sent us 23 MS-13 members wanted by Salvadoran justice, including two ringleaders. One of them is a member of the criminal organization’s highest structure.”
“May God bless El Salvador, and may God bless the United States,” he concluded.
What is Tren de Aragua?
Tren de Aragua is a prison gang of Venezuela’s Aragua which became active in several parts of the United States. In New York City, the gang was stealing cellphones, plundering retail stores and dealing with a synthetic drug, known as Tusi. Trump Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act targeting the gang members of Tren de Aragua so that they can be “apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed as Alien Enemies”.
