DHS Secretary Noem Directed Deportation Flights to El Salvador, Filing States
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A new court filing reveals that U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem directed a deportation operation to El Salvador. The action involved hundreds of Venezuelan men who were removed from the United States in March.
According to the Justice Department filing, Noem ordered that the migrants be sent to El Salvador. This occurred shortly after a federal judge blocked Texas from enforcing a state immigration law.
The document provides the first official account of the decision-making behind the deportations. It confirms the federal government's role in carrying out the removals.