President Donald Trump’s rationale for abruptly deporting migrants to an El Salvador mega prison has been knocked down by U.S. intelligence agencies. Those agencies, including the CIA and NSA, determined that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his acolytes do not direct the activities of the Tren de Aragua gang,

The US intelligence community believes that the Venezuelan government is “probably” not directing the gang Tren de Aragua’s movements and operations inside the United States, according to a declassified assessment released on Monday that undercuts the Trump administration’s key argument for invoking the Alien Enemies Act to speed up deportations.

The document, acquired by The New York Times, shows U.S. intelligence officials do not suspect Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of controlling the actions of the gang Tren de Aragua. This