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A U.S. intelligence assessment found no coordination between Tren de Aragua and the Venezuelan government, contradicting statements that officials of this Republican Administration have made to justify their invocation of the Alien Enemies Act. The new classified assessment from the National Intelligence Council repeatedly states there was a consensus that there was no coordination or directive role between gang and government.
This assessment undercuts the justification this Republican Government is using to round up and deport undocumented persons without due process.
It is time to hold very public hearings, if not in Congress, on the steps of Congress, to bring all these issues succinctly into the public eye.
Document each person who has been rounded up. Highlight the ones picked up for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Name the ICE officials approving them on the list for deportation. Shed a very public light on the faulty legal justifications. Help flood the ICE holding centers (which by now you should have visited in person) with lawyers to represent those threatened with deportation without due process.
This Republican Administration does not have the authority to use the Alien Enemies Act against a criminal gang rather than a recognized state. Congress has not declared war, so we are not at war.
I am asking you to be a very public part of the solution.