As it wrangles with a federal judge over the removal of foreign nationals under the Alien Enemies Act, the Trump administration carried out new deportations of alleged criminal migrants over the weekend.

According to Semafor, the administration transferred 17 alleged MS-13 and Tren de Aragua gang members from the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to El Salvador.

In a post on X Monday morning, Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the operation as a joint “counterterrorism” effort with the government of El Salvador.

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