- The Department of Homeland Security confirmed it will buy six Boeing 737s for deportations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- DHS has a contract with Daedalus Aviation for the nearly $140 million purchase, The Washington Post reported.
- “This new initiative will save $279 million in taxpayer dollars by allowing ICE to operate more effectively, including by using more efficient flight patterns, DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said.
“We are delighted to see the media is highlighting the Trump administration’s cost-effective and innovative ways of delivering on the American people’s mandate for mass deportations of criminal illegal aliens,” DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CNBC when asked about the Post’s article.
“This new initiative will save $279 million in taxpayer dollars by allowing ICE to operate more effectively, including by using more efficient flight patterns, McLaughlin said.
“President Trump and Secretary Noem are committed to quickly and efficiently getting criminal illegal aliens OUT of our country,” she said.