Stephen Miller on Deportation of Foreign Terrorist Aliens to El Salvador

Deportation of Foreign Terrorist Aliens

• 🎯 Stephen Miller states that the administration plans to continue sending foreign terrorist aliens to El Salvador and other countries.
• ⚡ This includes individuals identified as trained Naragua members or their affiliates, as part of an effort to eradicate foreign terrorist organizations from the U.S.
• ⚠️ There is no upward limit to the number of individuals that can be sent to El Salvador under the agreement.

Legal Basis for Deportation

• ⚖️ Miller clarifies that the Supreme Court ruled against lower courts compelling the U.S. to conduct foreign policy with other nations.
• 🇪🇸 The individual in question is an El Salvadorian, an illegal alien with no lawful right to be in the U.S., and has a final order of removal.
• 🌍 The U.S. cannot extradite foreign citizens over the objection of their home countries, as this would violate international law.

Addressing Misinformation on Deportations

• 💡 Miller asserts that the narrative of mistaken deportations is incorrect, emphasizing that no one was mistakenly sent anywhere.
• 📄 The only error mentioned was a lawyer filing incorrect information, leading to their relief from duty.
• 🏠 The individual was deported to El Salvador, his country of nativity and citizenship, and his belonging is in El Salvador.

Immigration Law and Deportation Orders

• 🚫 An immigration judge's order does not eliminate a deportation order; individuals ordered deported can be indefinitely detained and removed.
• 🌍 While deportation can be to any country, the preference is to deport to the individual's home country.
• ⚠️ Withholding orders do not apply to members of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), meaning individuals like an ISIS member from Syria cannot apply for withholding of removal.

El Salvadorian Gang Dynamics

• 📉 Miller disputes the existence of a rival gang (18th Street gang) that would persecute MS-13 members in El Salvador, stating the concept is false.
• ✈️ He explains that if a withholding order were hypothetically real, the individual could be deported to another country, such as Egypt or Somalia, if El Salvador would not accept him.

Media Misunderstanding of Immigration Law

• ❓ Miller challenges the media's understanding of immigration laws, particularly the difference between a deportation order and a withholding order.
• 🗣️ He states that a deportation order means the individual must be removed from the country, with options limited to deportation to their home country or another willing nation.
• 🚫 There is no legal option for an illegal alien to remain in the U.S. after a deportation order; their only choices are to live in their home country or another country.