
, howeHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Trump administration's decision to take over 200 Venezuelan migrants in a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, saying those imprisoned should remain there permanently.
"We're confident that people that are [imprisoned in El Salvador] should be there, and they should stay there for the rest of their lives," Noem said following an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) event reported by Axios. She cited intelligence from immigration enforcement, the State Department, and other agencies as the basis for the decision.