REPORT: DHS brings back Americans stranded in Central America – but the plane didn’t fly down empty
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using flights deporting illegal immigrants to two Central American countries to bring back Americans stranded by restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
ICE, working with the State Department, has brought home 209 U.S. citizens on the return leg of two deportation flights to El Salvador and Honduras, the agency said in a statement. Those flights took place on March 22 and 24, respectively.
The article goes on to state the following:
Acting Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli touted the moves in a series of tweets where he posted pictures of the Americans being brought home.
“This was an ICE flight repatriating Hondurans to Honduras, & ICE arranged your bring stranded Americans home on the return flight from Honduras,” Cuccinelli tweeted on Tuesday.
“And btw, @ICEgov brought another 95 Americans back from Guatemala today!” he added.
And btw, @ICEgov brought another 95 Americans back from Guatemala today!
— Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli (@HomelandKen) March 24, 2020
ICE posted the following press release on their website:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), working with the U.S. Department of State, has brought home a total of 209 United States citizens on the return leg of two removalflights via ICE Air Operations. U.S. citizens occupied the Space Available seats on flights to the United States from Honduras and El Salvador.
ICE removed Honduran nationals with final orders of removal from the United States to their home country on March 22, and Salvadoran nationals on March 24. On the return flight to the UnitedStates, ICE facilitated the transportation of U.S. citizens in accordance with the OMB Circular A-126 and the DHS MD 0020.1.
ICE will continue to work with the State Department to facilitate the safe return of U.S. citizens on future removal flight returns from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador throughout theduration of the COVID-19 pandemic. These return operations could also potentially expand to other countries outside of the Northern Triangle.
Americans boarding their @ICEgov flight home yesterday from Honduras to America. Thank you @ICEgov!! Another way @ICEgov is protecting Americans! pic.twitter.com/JGEyrodFBE
— Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli (@HomelandKen) March 24, 2020
Working closely with @HawleyMO, @DHSgov assisted with bringing these young Americans home during this time of crisis. My sincere gratitude to all of those involved.
https://t.co/ESNJnkbLvd— Acting Secretary Chad Wolf (@DHS_Wolf) March 23, 2020
ICE, working with @StateDept, has brought home a total of 209 US citizens on the return leg of 2 removal flights via ICE Air Operations. US citizens occupied the Space Available seats on flights to the United States from Honduras and El Salvador. https://t.co/DydXLzqGl0 pic.twitter.com/du8A5JzUlf
— ICE (@ICEgov) March 25, 2020
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