President Trump on Friday deflected when asked if he signed the order to invoke the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century wartime law, to deport Venezuelan migrants allegedly linked to the Tren de Aragua gang.

“We want to get criminals out of our country number one. I don’t know when it was signed, because I didn’t sign it," Trump told reporters before departing the White House on Friday. "Other people handled it."

"[Secretary of State] Marco Rubio has done a great job, and he wanted them out and we go along with that," he added. "We want to get criminals out of our country.”

The president could have also been referencing border czar Tom Homan and Attorney General Pam Bondi, who have also

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