The story so far

1. 15 July 2024Promised

   “STOP THE MIGRANT CRIME EPIDEMIC, DEMOLISH THE FOREIGN DRUG CARTELS, CRUSH GANG VIOLENCE, AND LOCK UP VIOLENT OFFENDERS”

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2. 29 January 2025Legislated

   The Laken Riley Act, Public Law 119-1, requires Homeland Security to detain inadmissible non-citizens who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of burglary, theft, shoplifting, assaulting a police officer, or a crime that causes death or serious bodily injury

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3. 20 February 2025In plan

   The State Department designates Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and six Mexico-based cartels, including Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

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4. 14 March 2025In plan

   Proclamation 10903 invokes the Alien Enemies Act against Venezuelan members of Tren de Aragua aged 14 or older who are not US citizens or permanent residents

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5. 2 September 2025Delivering

   The President states that a US strike in international waters killed 11 people on a vessel the White House says Tren de Aragua operated: the first of a series of strikes on boats

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6. 14 August 2026Delivering

   FBI estimates for 2025: 1,119,768 violent crimes, 9.3% fewer than in 2024 (a rate of 327.6 per 100,000, down 9.7%), and 14,085 murders, down 18.1%

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