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Homan on Deporting Gang Members: Officials Are Confident They’re All Members of the TDA (clip)
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This Week with George Stephanopoulos

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Jon Karl/Jonathan Karl
, Thomas Homan/Tom Homan

Name: Jon Karl/Jonathan Karl
Employment: ABC News
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Name: Thomas Homan/Tom Homan
Employment: Homeland Strategic Consulting LLC.
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT KARL Okay ░░░░░░░░ me ask you about ░░░░░░░░ flights at issue here ░░░░░░░░ flights to El Salvador ░░░░░░░░ have said that everybody ░░░░░░░░ those flights had ties ░░░░░░░░ the Venezuelan gang tren ░░░░░░░░ aragua or to MS ░░░░░░░░ Can you give me ░░░░░░░░ background help me understand ░░░░░░░░ these people ended up ░░░░░░░░ Are these people recently ░░░░░░░░ HOMAN Some were some ░░░░░░░░ t Some have been ░░░░░░░░ custody for a Some ░░░░░░░░ that plane were title ░░░░░░░░ removes which means they ░░░░░░░░ ordered removed by an ░░░░░░░░ judge and others were ░░░░░░░░ through the alien enemies ░░░░░░░░ I think 240 on ░░░░░░░░ flight were Venezuelan gang ░░░░░░░░ tda and we had ░░░░░░░░ MS 13 members and ░░░░░░░░ couple specific MS 13 ░░░░░░░░ but as far as ░░░░░░░░ Venezuelans on that flight ░░░░░░░░ single one according to ░░░░░░░░ information given to me ░░░░░░░░ the field are members ░░░░░░░░ the tda and tda ░░░░░░░░ been determined to be ░░░░░░░░ terrorist organization They are ░░░░░░░░ classified as terrorists so ░░░░░░░░ plane removed 240 terrorists ░░░░░░░░ the United States KARL ░░░░░░░░ do you determine or ░░░░░░░░ do your people in ░░░░░░░░ field determine that somebody ░░░░░░░░ a gang member HOMAN ░░░░░░░░ there are various methods ░░░░░░░░ lot of them don ░░░░░░░░ have criminal histories A ░░░░░░░░ of gang members don ░░░░░░░░ have criminal histories just ░░░░░░░░ a lot of terrorists ░░░░░░░░ this world are not ░░░░░░░░ any terrorist database We ░░░░░░░░ know information in databases ░░░░░░░░ on for instance most ░░░░░░░░ we arrest are later ░░░░░░░░ through a title three ░░░░░░░░ or through an undercover ░░░░░░░░ They re not on ░░░░░░░░ terrorist screening database We ░░░░░░░░ that A lot of ░░░░░░░░ members I started os ░░░░░░░░ cop in 1984 Many ░░░░░░░░ members don t have ░░░░░░░░ criminal history We have ░░░░░░░░ media we have to ░░░░░░░░ on sworn statements from ░░░░░░░░ gang members We have ░░░░░░░░ count on wire taps ░░░░░░░░ title three Everything involved ░░░░░░░░ the criminal investigation comes ░░░░░░░░ play So just because ░░░░░░░░ doesn t hasn t ░░░░░░░░ arrested and charged with ░░░░░░░░ crime yet doesn t ░░░░░░░░ they re a member ░░░░░░░░ a gang KARL But ░░░░░░░░ do you what we ░░░░░░░░ heard from lawyers representing ░░░░░░░░ of these people is ░░░░░░░░ they deny that they ░░░░░░░░ members of this gang ░░░░░░░░ are either tren de ░░░░░░░░ or MS 13 Do ░░░░░░░░ get a chance to ░░░░░░░░ that before you take ░░░░░░░░ out of the country ░░░░░░░░ put them in to ░░░░░░░░ notorious prison in a ░░░░░░░░ that they re not ░░░░░░░░ from I mean do ░░░░░░░░ have any due process ░░░░░░░░ all HOMAN Due process ░░░░░░░░ are all these yuck ░░░░░░░░ killed and raped by ░░░░░░░░ of the tda Where ░░░░░░░░ their due process The ░░░░░░░░ woman on the subway ░░░░░░░░ is her due process ░░░░░░░░ Well sure HOMAN That ░░░░░░░░ was full of people ░░░░░░░░ as terrorists number one ░░░░░░░░ two every Venezuelan migrant ░░░░░░░░ that flight was a ░░░░░░░░ member based on numerous ░░░░░░░░ investigations on intelligence reports ░░░░░░░░ a lot of work ░░░░░░░░ I C E Officers ░░░░░░░░ a matter of fact ░░░░░░░░ days after that flight ░░░░░░░░ off I even had ░░░░░░░░ discussion with the acting ░░░░░░░░ of I C E ░░░░░░░░ he reiterated to every ░░░░░░░░ every Venezuelan on that ░░░░░░░░ was a known member ░░░░░░░░ the tda A lot ░░░░░░░░ officers criminal investigators special ░░░░░░░░ who have done this ░░░░░░░░ decade look at intelligence ░░░░░░░░ all the various social ░░░░░░░░ and surveillance and government ░░░░░░░░ and public records and ░░░░░░░░ are confident they re ░░░░░░░░ members of the tda ░░░░░░░░ m not surprised that ░░░░░░░░ member of the family ░░░░░░░░ they re not a ░░░░░░░░ of the tda but ░░░░░░░░ were given due process ░░░░░░░░ to the laws on ░░░░░░░░ books See that s ░░░░░░░░ difference between the Trump ░░░░░░░░ and the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ re actually using the ░░░░░░░░ on the books to ░░░░░░░░ immigration laws and secure ░░░░░░░░ border at the highest ░░░░░░░░ it s ever been ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration not only ░░░░░░░░ the law they violated ░░░░░░░░ law like the district ░░░░░░░░ and in district five ░░░░░░░░ that not only were ░░░░░░░░ violating the law they ░░░░░░░░ actually ignoring the law ░░░░░░░░ We are using the ░░░░░░░░ on the books to ░░░░░░░░ our border immigration laws ░░░░░░░░ enforcement enforcement If you ░░░░░░░░ at the border numbers ░░░░░░░░ down We have 40 ░░░░░░░░ criminals removed by I ░░░░░░░░ E In the interior ░░░░░░░░ more was done in ░░░░░░░░ weeks than the Biden ░░░░░░░░ did in a year ░░░░░░░░ re using the laws ░░░░░░░░ the books We re ░░░░░░░░ making this up Everything ░░░░░░░░ ve done is based ░░░░░░░░ the statute that was ░░░░░░░░ by Congress and signed ░░░░░░░░ the president The president ░░░░░░░░ by proclamation invoked the ░░░░░░░░ he has under the ░░░░░░░░ enemies act which he ░░░░░░░░ allowed to do KARL ░░░░░░░░ me ask you one ░░░░░░░░ example and there are ░░░░░░░░ but one specific example ░░░░░░░░ somebody that was on ░░░░░░░░ on one of those ░░░░░░░░ his name is Jersey ░░░░░░░░ Barrios was a professional ░░░░░░░░ player in Venezuela and ░░░░░░░░ lawyer says that he ░░░░░░░░ caught up in this ░░░░░░░░ he had a tattoo ░░░░░░░░ he said was chosen ░░░░░░░░ it s a tattoo ░░░░░░░░ is similar to the ░░░░░░░░ of his favorite soccer ░░░░░░░░ real Madrid He has ░░░░░░░░ criminal record whatsoever and ░░░░░░░░ never been a gang ░░░░░░░░ Now that person is ░░░░░░░░ apparently in that prison ░░░░░░░░ El Salvador with no ░░░░░░░░ now to contact his ░░░░░░░░ no rights as far ░░░░░░░░ they can tell no ░░░░░░░░ at all to defend ░░░░░░░░ or prove his innocence ░░░░░░░░ happens to somebody like ░░░░░░░░ HOMAN Well look they ░░░░░░░░ make those claims We ░░░░░░░░ information that says he ░░░░░░░░ a member of tda ░░░░░░░░ affiliated with tda which ░░░░░░░░ KARL Will you release ░░░░░░░░ information HOMAN Look that ░░░░░░░░ be litigated in the ░░░░░░░░ with this judge I ░░░░░░░░ not going to get ░░░░░░░░ every specific case There ░░░░░░░░ 260 cases We have ░░░░░░░░ count on the men ░░░░░░░░ women who do this ░░░░░░░░ day for a living ░░░░░░░░ designated these people as ░░░░░░░░ of the tda through ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement methods This ░░░░░░░░ be litigated As of ░░░░░░░░ now I ve been ░░░░░░░░ by the highest levels ░░░░░░░░ I C E Every ░░░░░░░░ of these were members ░░░░░░░░ tda There will be ░░░░░░░░ litigation on the case ░░░░░░░░ m sure What was ░░░░░░░░ by the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ exactly in accordance with ░░░░░░░░ law again enacted by ░░░░░░░░
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