Noem Asked Point Blank If TdA Members Deported To El Salvador Prison Are There ‘Indefinitely'?

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At a press gaggle before leaving El Salvador on Wednesday, DHS Sec. Kristi Noem was asked about the plans for TdA members in prison.

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00:00What's the plan with the TDA members in the prison?

00:04Are they there indefinitely? Is there some end date?

00:07Are they going to go back to Venezuela eventually?

00:09President Bukele and his team plan to continue to incarcerate these individuals

00:17and we'll continue to work with them to potentially use that facility that we'll utilize in the future.

00:24Are you getting closer to a deal to get those deportation flights picking back up?

00:29You know, this year, already in 2025, El Salvador has received 51 flights and another one landed today.

00:37So we're continuing to do that and we will continue to partner with them

00:42to continue those flights throughout the rest of President Trump's term

00:46until we get these criminals and these illegal aliens out of the United States

00:50and back to El Salvador where the President has welcomed those individuals.

00:56You know, CCOT is a very unique facility in the fact that it is only housing terrorists

01:02and those who belong to these terrorist organizations.

01:06So that's what I think is really unique about that facility

01:10is that El Salvador recognizes that these gang members are members of a terrorist organization,

01:15which is exactly how President Trump is approaching MS-13 and TDA as well.

01:21So having world leaders recognize the threat that they are to our society

01:26and how terrorism doesn't just come from overseas and attacks from overseas,

01:30they come from within our country and they've targeted us specifically,

01:34that's a strong relationship we can build on to make sure we're going after these dangerous individuals.

Noem Asked Point Blank If TdA Members Deported To El Salvador Prison Are There ‘Indefinitely'?

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