The internet is buzzing with the debate surrounding one questions: Who would win if 100 men went up against one gorilla. The full-blown discussion across social media platforms has even seen public figures like YouTube personality MrBeat and beauty influencer James Charles pitching their bets. Then, how could the White House stay behind and not participate.
On Thursday, the official White House X account did just that, but by introducing its own version of the viral debate. “100 men vs 1 gorilla is still up for debate,” read the tweet. “Meanwhile, 142,000+ illegal alien criminals went up against 1 President Trump — They all got deported.” According to the White House, there is a clear winner in this contest against illegal immigrants and President Donald Trump, with the latter’s promise of mass deportations having become the talk of the world.
At the time of writing, the post had already amassed over a million views. The White House post was shared along with a illustration depicting illegal immigrants boarding a deportation flight while Trump watches them from aside. The official government account’s dig surfaced around the time a federal judge ruled that he cannot use the wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants.
Venezuelan migrants’ deportation ruling
Trump-appointed US District Judge Fernando Rodriquez said that the US president’s use of the law that was written in 1798 to expedite the removal of non-citizens during war or invasion was “unlawful.” Trump invoked the power to deport Venezuelans to a notorious prison in El Salvador. These migrants have been accused of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang and “conducting irregular warfare.” However, the US judge has flipped Trump’s narrative, saying that the law could only be invoked when the nation was vulnerable to an “armed organised attack,” which is not the case here.
Meanwhile, the current administration has urged the Supreme Court to end deportation protections for these hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans.
International students facing ‘consequences’
A state of enhanced anxiety also prevails in US campuses as international students continue to face the consequences of the ongoing immigration crackdown. Just this week, a senior State Department official told the New York Post that 4,000 foreign students’ visas had been revoked in the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
The source claimed that 90% of these students were facing the admin’s wrath due to their serious criminal pasts. The US State Department official stated that students who have been hit with visa revocations had committed crimes like arson, wildlife and human trafficking, domestic abuse, DUI, robbery and child endangerment.
100 days of the Trump administration: White House
The Trump administration also resumed singing its own praises on this front. After sharing its version of the ‘100 men vs 1 gorilla’ debate, the White House X account also plugged an official Homeland Security press release dated April 29 in a follow-up tweet. “Deportations have already exceeded 142,000—this is just the beginning,” the Department of Homeland Security stated in a news update titled, “100 Days of Making America Safe Again.”
"Deportations have already exceeded 142,000—this is just the beginning." –@DHSgov https://t.co/n1wsNzRH0z
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 1, 2025
The release also read, “In just 100 days, President Trump and Secretary Noem have delivered major victories addressing the crisis at the southern border, removing violent criminal illegal aliens from American communities, and stopping the flow of illicit drugs into our homeland. He’s accomplished more in 100 days than most presidents achieve in an entire term.”
Deported to El Salvador
Other updates also included President Trump finishing the border wall, as the DHS” already has 85 miles of new construction either planned or under construction.” Furthermore, the press release boasted that the Trump admin has arrested over “158,000 aliens in 2025 alone, including more than 600 members of Tren de Aragua.” In the same breath, it is also reported that the Homeland Security deported “nearly 300 Tren de Aragua and MS-13 terrorists to the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) Prison in El Salvador, where they no longer pose a threat to the American people.”
It is also to be noted that Andry Hernandez Romero, a gay makeup artist who came to the US seeking asylum, is one of these Venezuelans to be held in custody at the CECOT Prison. ICE officials cited tattoos as a basis for determining his alleged gang affiliation. However, experts and his family have stated otherwise, pointing to his wrongful deportation.
The former believe that members of the Salvadoran MS-13 gang can be identified by this insignia, but not members of Tren De Aragua. His family and friends, on the other hand, have said that the tattoos discovered on Romero were a symbol of his hometown Capacho’s much-celebrated and awaited festival. The crowns were reportedly also on top of his parents’ names, which, as his attorney said, points to “The most plausible explanation for that is that his mom and dad are his king and queen.”