US moves to extradite 3 alleged Tren de Aragua members to Chile

"The Justice Department will work expeditiously to return these Alien Enemies to Chile to face justice," the department said.

Gamez Finol is a dual Venezuelan and Colombian citizen who was deported from the U.S. to Venezuela in August 2023 and later allegedly re-entered the U.S. illegally. He is currently in Texas county prison serving a sentence for human smuggling.

Benitez Rubio, a Venezuelan citizen, is in immigration custody in Indiana.

"In fact, we would have already removed these violent gang members to Chile to face justice were it not for the nationwide injunction imposed by a single judge in Washington, D.C., which we are challenging today in the D.C. Circuit," Blanche said.  "We hope common sense and justice will prevail."

The Trump administration has appealed the order. 

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is scheduled to hear arguments on the matter on Monday afternoon.