Congress has not declared war on Venezuela, or Tren de Aragua, and the mere designation of a group as a terrorist organization does not give any President carte blanche to ignore Congress’s clear Constitutional authority on matters of war and peace.
Ilhan Omar: “Congress has not declared war on Venezuela, or Tren de Aragua, and the mere designation of a group as a terrorist…”
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Omar's statement on the legality of the U.S. military action against Tren de Aragua.
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