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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 295
Expressing Support for the President’s Actions to Safeguard National
Security and Eliminate Threats from Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL7, 2025
Mr. C
RANK(for himself, Mr. TIFFANY, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. GUEST, and Mrs.
B
IGGSof South Carolina) submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
RESOLUTION
Expressing Support for the President’s Actions to Safeguard
National Security and Eliminate Threats from Foreign
Terrorist Organizations.
Whereas, on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Ex-
ecutive Order 14157, designating cartels and other orga-
nizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and
Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs);
Whereas Tren de Aragua (TdA), who has been directed to at-
tack U.S. law enforcement officers, was specifically
named as a FTO under this Executive order;
Whereas in early February 2025, President Bukele met with
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and agreed to imprison
members of Tren de Aragua of behalf of the United
States;
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Whereas, on March 15, 2025, President Trump invoked the
Alien Enemies Act in response to the infiltration of the
United States by Tren de Aragua;
Whereas, on March 15, 2025, two flights carrying noncitizen
members of Tren de Aragua and the Salvadoran gang
MS–13 departed U.S. airspace;
Whereas, on March 16, 2025, El Salvador President Nayib
Bukele received these two flights and immediately trans-
ferred the SDGTs into El Salvador’s Terrorism Confine-
ment Center (CECOT) for detention.
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
(1) supports the President’s Action to remove 2
foreign terrorists under the Alien Enemies Act, 50 3
U.S.C. 21 et seq.; 4
(2) affirms that, as Commander in Chief, the 5
President has executive authority to detain, deport, 6
or restrict non-citizens from a Foreign Terrorist Or-7
ganization; and 8
(3) endorses the complete elimination of these 9
organizations from the United States to protect the 10
nation’s territory, safety, and security. 11
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