Trump and Rubio beat judge's ruling, successfully deport 250 Venezuelans to El Salvador

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 March 17, 2025

President Donald Trump's stance on tackling Joe Biden's immigration crisis is bold, to say the least, and he's already proven that he's ready to go the distance.

According to JustTheNews, Trump, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, announced that the United States had successfully deported 23 top Tren de Aragua gang members to El Salvador before a federal judge could block it from happening. 

In total, some 250 Venezuelans have been deported to the country where they'll be held in jails "for a fair price."

The federal judiciary attempted to block the Trump administration from going through with the deportations, only to be beaten to the punch by Trump and his team.

What's going on?

Sec. Rubio announced the successful round of deportations in an X post.

"We have sent 2 dangerous top MS-13 leaders plus 21 of its most wanted back to face justice in El Salvador," Rubio wrote.

"Also, as promised by  @POTUS, we sent over 250 alien enemy members of Tren de Aragua which El Salvador has agreed to hold in their very good jails at a fair price that will also save our taxpayer dollars," Rubio continued.

He added, "President @nayibbukele is not only the strongest security leader in our region, he’s also a great friend of the U.S. Thank you!"

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele had a little fun with the situation, writing "oopsie" and "too late" on his X account, referencing the judge's ruling to block the deportations.

Social media reaction

Users across social media reacted to the great news.

"Seems the activist judge ordering the planes be turned around got ignored," one X user wrote.

Another X user wrote, "Marco Rubio and Trump delivering a knockout blow—shipping 2 MS-13 kingpins and 21 of their scum, plus 250 Tren de Aragua savages, back to El Salvador’s iron grip—is pure patriot fire. This is MAGA unleashed: deport the filth, save our cash, and make America feared again."

And this is just the first round. It'll be interesting to see the next ones.

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