(TNND) — Federal authorities have arrested more than 2,700 alleged members of the notorious Venezuelan Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang, officials said on Friday.
During a White House press briefing, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrests when asked if an undocumented infant would be an immigration enforcement priority.
Bondi responded saying that violent illegal immigrants would be prioritized for deportation.
“Let me put it in perspective: Today marked the 2,711th arrest in our country of TdA members,” she said. “Everyone in this room agrees that they are one of the most violent criminal organizations in the world.”
Like the president and other members of his administration, Bondi blamed the former Biden administration’s lax border policies for the large numbers of criminal illegal immigrants in the country and for letting TdA gain access into the U.S.
The White House has labeled the TdA gang as a terrorist organization, a tactic that Trump has used to allow for the speedy deportation of its members under the Alien Enemies Act, which has been challenged in courts.
“You should all feel safer now that President Trump can deport all of these gangs and not one district court judge can think that they’re emperor over this administration and his executive powers,” Bondi said with Trump standing nearby.
TdA has been involved in several crimes in the United States including the criminal takeover of a Colorado apartment complex.
