America First obstruction found a federal judge temporarily ruling in favor of three Guantánamo Bay-bound illegal aliens allegedly connected to Tren de Aragua.
Having returned to the White House with a mandate from voters who helped maintain a Republican majority in the House while turning control of the Senate over to the GOP, it came as little surprise that the lawfare against President Donald Trump continued into his administration.
In addition to a New York judge impeding the efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency, U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales in New Mexico took action Sunday impacting the detention of three Venezuelan nationals.
Currently held at Otero County Processing Center in New Mexico, Gonzales issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from moving the men to the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba
According to the filing from attorneys, the petitioners, “fit the profile of those the administration has prioritized for detention in Guantánamo, i.e. Venezuelan men detained in the El Paso area with (false) charges of connections with the Tren de Aragua gang.”
Therefore, they sought the order contending that “the mere uncertainty the government has created surrounding the availability of legal process and counsel access is sufficient to authorize the modest injunction.”
“It’s short term. This will get revisited and further fleshed out in the weeks to come,” attorney Jessica Vosburgh told The Associated Press.
The senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights was joined by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and Las Americas Immigrant Advisory Center in filing the action.
Leaning into concerns of the detained illegal aliens, who were already part of a legal challenge concerning being held at Otero County Process Center dating back to September, the CCR quoted detainee Abrahan Barrios Morales as saying, “I fear being taken to Guantánamo because the news is painting a black hole…I also see that human rights are constantly violated at Guantánamo, so I fear what could happen to me if I get taken there.”
At the end of January, Trump triggered bleeding hearts when he said during a press briefing, “We have 30,000 beds in Guantánamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people.”
“Some of them are so bad we don’t even trust the countries to hold them because we don’t want them coming back, so we’re going to send them out to Guantánamo,” the commander-in-chief elaborated.
Late last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared footage as the president’s mandate was being filed, reporting, “The first flight of high-threat criminal [illegal] aliens has arrived at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. These criminals trampled over our previously wide open border to bring violence and mayhem to our communities.”
“President Trump has taken swift action to expel them immediately from our country, and our nation’s finest are helping lead the way in this critical mission,” he added.
The first flight of high-threat criminal illegals aliens has arrived at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. These criminals trampled over our previously wide open border to bring violence and mayhem to our communities. President Trump has taken swift action to expel them… pic.twitter.com/Kml8WX3kIK
— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) February 6, 2025
As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement managed to arrest more than 11,000 illegal aliens in the opening weeks of the Trump administration with operations taking place across the country, despite ongoing leaks of those plans, ICE has yet to respond to the AP with comment at the time of this post.
However, the agency did spotlight another successful operation, posting on X Sunday, “ICE HSI Lima & ICE HSI TCIU agents helped Peruvian police officers arrest over a dozen TdA gang members & rescue more than 80 human trafficking victims in Peru Feb. 7…The operation highlights the success of our partnerships in the fight against transnational crime.”
ICE HSI Lima & ICE HSI TCIU agents helped Peruvian police officers arrest over a dozen TdA gang members & rescue more than 80 human trafficking victims in Peru Feb. 7. The operation highlights the success of our partnerships in the fight against transnational crime.
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) February 10, 2025
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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