Noem Visits El Salvador Amid Deportation Pause

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to visit El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, where over 250 illegal aliens, including members of the Tren de Aragua gang, were recently deported from the U.S. This visit, part of a broader trip to Central and South America, highlights the Trump administration's focus on deporting violent criminal aliens, with subsequent stops in Colombia and Mexico planned. The deportation efforts, enabled by the Alien Enemies Act, have been temporarily paused due to a court order, though other deportation flights continue. In El Salvador, Noem will meet with President Nayib Bukele to emphasize the importance of international cooperation in removing criminal elements from the U.S. This trip underscores the administration's hardline stance on illegal immigration and partnership with Latin American countries in combating organized crime.