DOJ Probes Classified Intel Leak to New York Times Challenging Deportation of Venezuelan Gang Members

‘We will not tolerate politically motivated efforts by the Deep State to undercut President Trump’s agenda by leaking false information,’ a DOJ official said.

In this image from video, Todd Blanche testifies during his confirmation hearing in Washington on Feb. 12, 2025. He was later confirmed as deputy attorney general. The Epoch Times via Senate Judiciary Committee

The Justice Department announced on March 21 that it has opened a criminal investigation into a leak of classified intelligence regarding the Tren de Aragua gang—information that was reported by The New York Times and appears to challenge the legal foundation for President Donald Trump’s recent deportation efforts targeting the violent transnational gang.

In a statement issued on March 21, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating what he called the “selective leak of inaccurate, but nevertheless classified” intelligence about Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang that the State Department has designated a foreign terrorist organization.