Duckworth asked Rubio if he would “encourage” the president to “rescind” the invocation of a presidential authority from 1798 to deport or detain citizens of enemy nations, which the president summoned to fight criminal Tren de Aragua gang members. During his response, Rubio suggested that Duckworth was confusing the military operation against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the use of the wartime Alien Enemies Act against criminal drug gangs such as Tren de Aragua. Rubio then told the senator she is asking him a question that does not belong in the hearing, since it falls “in the realm of the Department of Justice.”
Author: Pedro Rodriguez
Published at: 2026-01-28 21:50:00
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