U.S. intelligence contradicts Trump’s justification for mass deportations

April 17, 2025 ☼ --washingtonposttrump

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The National Intelligence Council, drawing on the acumen of the United States’ 18 intelligence agencies, determined in a secret assessment early this month that the Venezuelan government is not directing an invasion of the United States by the prison gang Tren de Aragua, a judgment that contradicts President Donald Trump’s public statements, according to people familiar with the matter.