119-hres303

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 303 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 303

 Recognizing that members and affiliates of Tren de Aragua are alien 
 enemies perpetrating an invasion of the United States and affirming 
that the President is exercising his constitutional authority to repel 
 that invasion.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 8, 2025

 Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Roy, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, 
 Mr. Ogles, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Crane, 
 Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Gill of Texas, 
 Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, and Mr. Cloud) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 RESOLUTION

 Recognizing that members and affiliates of Tren de Aragua are alien 
 enemies perpetrating an invasion of the United States and affirming 
that the President is exercising his constitutional authority to repel 
 that invasion.

Whereas article II of the United States Constitution vests Executive power to 
 the President of the United States, and establishes the President as 
 Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces;
Whereas the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was enacted by Congress and signed into 
 law to give the President of the United States the authority to repel an 
 alien invasion of the United States;
Whereas invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is an exercise of the 
 President's authorities as Commander in Chief;
Whereas the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 states: ``Whenever there shall be a 
 declared war between the United States and any foreign nation or 
 government, or any invasion or predatory incursion shall be perpetrated, 
 attempted, or threatened against the territory of the United States, by 
 any foreign nation or government, and the President of the United States 
 shall make public proclamation of the event, all natives, citizens, 
 denizens, or subjects of the hostile nation or government, being males 
 of the age of fourteen years and upwards, who shall be within the United 
 States, and not actually naturalized, shall be liable to be apprehended, 
 restrained, secured and removed, as alien enemies'';
Whereas, at the time the Alien Enemies Act was enacted, the term ``invasion'' 
 was understood to include actions by non-state actors, as confirmed by 
 James Madison's comments at the Virginia Ratifying Convention for the 
 United States Constitution and definitions in Webster's 1806 and 1828 
 dictionaries, and the term ``government'' was understood to include the 
 institutions for governing non-state organizations, the Alien Enemies 
 Act can be invoked in response to invasions by non-state actors;
Whereas, on 20 January 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued ``Designating 
 Cartels And Other Organizations As Foreign Terrorist Organizations And 
 Specially Designated Global Terrorists,'' designating Tren De Aragua as 
 a foreign terrorist organization;
Whereas the Executive order further details Tren De Aragua's ``campaigns of 
 violence and terror in the United States and internationally are 
 extraordinarily violent, vicious, and similarly threaten the stability 
 of the international order in the Western Hemisphere;''
Whereas 20-year-old nursing student Laken Hope Riley's assailant, who was 
 convicted of murdering and attempting to sexually assault her, was a 
 confirmed Tren de Aragua member;
Whereas the 2 Venezuelan illegal aliens charged with murdering and sexually 
 assaulting 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray on June 16, 2024, are believed 
 to have ties to Tren de Aragua;
Whereas law enforcement has confirmed Tren de Aragua taking over apartment 
 complexes at gunpoint across the United States, including Aurora, 
 Colorado and San Antonio, Texas;
Whereas, in March 2024, more than 100 suspected Tren de Aragua members were 
 arrested for their involvement in charging at National Guardsmen and 
 Department of Public Safety troopers at the El Paso border;
Whereas, in June 2024, a Tren de Aragua member was charged with shooting and 
 injuring New York City Police Department officers Cristopher Abreu and 
 Richard Yarusso after they tried to lawfully detain him;
Whereas, on July 30, 2024, United States Border Patrol issued a bulletin warning 
 that Tren de Aragua gave the ``green light'' to its over 1,000 members 
 to fire on and attack law enforcement;
Whereas, as of March 2025, Tren de Aragua is present in at least 19 States;
Whereas, on March 15, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued ``Invocation of the 
 Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren de 
 Aragua'', a proclamation that finds and declares that Tren de Aragua is 
 ``perpetrating, attempting, and threatening an invasion or predatory 
 incursion against the territory of the United States'';
Whereas the proclamation further details and declares that Tren de Aragua is 
 ``undertaking hostile actions and conducting irregular warfare against 
 the territory of the United States both directly and at the direction, 
 clandestine or otherwise, of the Maduro regime in Venezuela'';
Whereas, in the 118th Congress, more than 80 Members of Congress sponsored or 
 cosponsored legislation stating that the mass illegal immigration 
 brought on by the open-border policies of the Biden administration 
 constituted an invasion of the United States; and
Whereas the removal of alien enemies engaged in an invasion of the United States 
 is necessary for the safety of the American people, and is a proper 
 exercise of the Executive power of the President of the United States: 
 Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) recognizes that Tren de Aragua is a terrorist 
 organization perpetrating an invasion of the United States 
 directly and at the direction of a foreign government;

    (2) recognizes that members and affiliates of Tren de 
 Aragua are alien enemies; and

    (3) recognizes and affirms that the President is exercising 
 his Constitutional and legal authority to repel an invasion of 
 alien enemies by apprehending, restraining, securing, and 
 removing members and affiliates of Tren de Aragua from the 
 United States of America.
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