Donald Trump is waging war on illegal alien gangs.
His administration is ready to deal them a fatal blow.
And ICE busted a scary gangbanger in Florida after Donald Trump handed them this scary weapon.
Illegal alien in Florida becomes first arrested under the Alien Enemies Act
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office designating gangs like Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua(TdA), El Salvador’s MS-13, and the Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to speed the deportation of illegal alien gang members by skipping a judge or an immigration hearing because they are a national security threat.
An illegal alien in Florida became the first person detained by the law.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Florida Highway Patrol announced they arrested Franklin Jose Jimenez-Bracho, an illegal from Venezuela suspected of being a Tren de Aragua member, under the Alien Enemies Act.
Jimenez-Bracho is wanted for human trafficking and smuggling.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis celebrated the first bust in the country made under the law.
“FDLE [Florida Department of Law Enforcement] and Florida Highway Patrol Troopers, in participation with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Homeland Security Task Force Orlando, today arrested a known Tren de Aragua gang member—the first arrest conducted in the nation under the Alien Enemies Act according to HIS,” DeSantis wrote on X. “This individual is wanted as a human trafficker and smuggler. Once again, Florida leads the way.”
FDLE and Florida Highway Patrol Troopers, in participation with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Homeland Security Task Force Orlando, today arrested a known Tren de Aragua gang member—the first arrest conducted in the nation under the Alien Enemies Act according to HSI.… pic.twitter.com/1uEhj5BGgJ
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) March 20, 2025
Trump fulfills campaign promise to crack down on Tren de Aragua
ICE Director Todd Lyons had a blunt warning about Tren de Aragua.
“Tren de Aragua is a dangerous foreign terrorist organization that has invaded our soil,” Lyons said. “TdA has infiltrated the U.S., its northern border, the southern border, and in our waterways.”
“Many of these members are cold-blooded killers, rapists, thieves, drug traffickers, weapons traffickers and human traffickers,” Lyons continued. “They’re accused of the most heinous crimes committed inside our neighborhoods and communities. They have been running loose in the United States.”
Lyons praised Trump for escalating the fight against the Venezuelan prison gang.
“I’m proud to say, in the past 48 hours, ICE, along with our local partners and our other fellow federal agencies, have arrested more than 68 gang members, terrorists in the United States,” Lyons explained. “To date, we’ve arrested 394 of these terrorists. Our goal is to eradicate TdA from U.S. soil. We will not tolerate their illegal presence or the threat they pose to the American public.”
D.C. District Court Judge James Boasberg issued a temporary injunction blocking the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act.
The judge issued the injunction after the Trump administration used the law to deport more than 230 Tren de Aragua members to El Salvador.
Salvadoran authorities locked up the bloodthirsty gang members at the country’s maximum-security Terrorism Confinement Center.
Donald Trump is going to face stiff resistance in deporting illegal alien gang members from activist judges, Democrats, and the media.
DeSantis Daily will keep you up-to-date on any new developments in this ongoing story.
