ACLU claims DHS uses point system to determine gang ties for deportation

The American Civil Liberties Union submitted a court document claiming to show a point system that the Trump administration is using to determine if a person isn't a gang or has gang ties

The point system is reportedly used to determine if a person is eligible for deportation

The ACLU is trying to keep the administration from using the Alien Enemies Act from deporting undocumented immigrants

It is seeking a court injunction. ABC News reports the document entitled Alien Enemy Validation Guide

is used to identify members of the violent Venezuelan gang Trendaaragua. The report indicates the checklist is divided into six categories

including criminal conduct and information, self-admission, and judicial outcomes, as well as official documents

It assigns points to different types of evidence in order to give the migrants a score

One category includes a section about tattoos, denoting membership or loyalty to TDA

and social media posts by the person. displaying symbols of TDA. Tattoos are supposedly worth four points. Communicating electronically

with a known gang member is worth six points A subject who scores eight points and higher is deemed validated as a member of Trende People who score six or seven may still be considered a gang member if the investigating ICE officer consults with a

supervisor and legal advisor and reviews the totality of the facts. The ACLU says it found

contradictory information used by Homeland Security to identify gang members, including having

clock or rose tattoos, wearing sports attire from U.S. professional sports teams

that have Venezuelan nationals on them and dressing in high-end urban streetwear

But it says a different document showed wearing Chicago Bulls attire and having clock or rose tattoos are related to the Venezuelan culture

and not indicators of being members or associates of Trendaaragua. ABC News reports the ACLU submitted a document called

Notice and Warrant of Apprehension and Removal under the Alien Enemies Act

claiming the federal government may require each accused member of Tren de Aragua to sign it

saying they are not entitled to an appeal or hearing. But the organization's five clients have not received it

The network says it has now contacted Homeland Security for a response

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