Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) said that recent allegations of the Venezuelan government facilitating the entry of members of the infamous Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang into the United States justify President Donald Trump's invocation of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act against them in a recent appearance on Fox News.
The discussion began with the recent controversy surrounding Judge Joel Cano, a New Mexico judge who allegedly sheltered a Tren de Aragua gang member at his house. Rep. Biggs noted that "when you think of how widespread TdA is now in the United States, and we are having to go back and clean up this mess, I will just tell you, this is ultimately the result of the Biden-Mayorkas program called Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela program (CHNV).
"We were actually facilitating up to 30,000 Venezuelans coming into our country, getting priority to come into our country every month. And the result is that a lot of Tren de Aragua guys came on in, and they have been terrorizing some of our communities ever since," Rep. Biggs continued.
Does Texas have a constitutional right to defy Supreme Court on protecting its border?
The host noted that the FBI has uncovered apparent evidence of the Nicolas Maduro regime in Venezuela using the gang as "proxies" to destabilize the United States by facilitating their illegal entry into the United States and through the CHNV program, which suggests Trump's usage of the Alien Enemies Act to deport the gang members is justified.
"100%," the Arizona Congressman replied, "First of all, he came in and designated [TdA] as a terrorist organization with several cartels. And when you see government interaction with these gangsters, I mean, these are violent, violent criminals, and they have a purpose. That purpose is to destabilize the United States. In fact, the whole region, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, they are trying to destabilize a region."
Biggs cited the crimes of TdA members in the United States, specifically the apartment complex takeover in Aurora, Colorado, last spring.
"When you start seeing that, and you realize that government action on the part of Venezuela is involved, yes, then you can use that 1798 Act, in my opinion. And I think the courts have closed their eyes to what is really happening," Biggs concluded.
