Kristi Noem’s Luxurious $70 Million Deportation Plane Sure Doesn’t Look Like It Was Designed With Deportations In Mind
If you believe Republicans are responsible, the Department of Homeland Security needs to buy some planes immediately if it wants to keep up with them. Stephen Miller’s request for further deportations. Allegedly, charter flights are cheaper than military flights, but the real savings will come from the purchase of eight aircraft specifically dedicated to transporting as many people as possible to foreign prisons without trial. And yet for some reason, NBC News reports One of the planes DHS currently leases and plans to eventually purchase for $70 million is an ultra-luxury Boeing 737, complete with private bedrooms, showers, a bar and multiple bidets.
That’s a bit of an odd choice for a plane that would shuttle detainees from place to place. torture dungeons where we keep them with foreign torture dungeons where they will eventually die. But don’t worry, it will all make sense when you learn that Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to use it for crucial Cabinet-level travel as well. And of course, you can’t expect Kristi Noem to travel like a regular hillbilly, right? That would just be insulting. Clearly, he needs an ultra-luxury plane that can comfortably sleep 14 people and feature “extraordinary interior design by renowned New York designer Peter Marino” that “redefines luxury travel.” According to a recent sales brochure.
But ultimately, this is about saving you, the taxpayer, more money. As an anonymous DHS spokesperson told NBC News:
This new aircraft will serve dual missions for both ICE deportation flights and cabinet-level travel. This aircraft flies 40% less expensively than military aircraft fly for ICE deportation flights, saving American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. This is part of Secretary Noem’s broader efforts to eliminate inefficiencies and save taxpayers money.
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Too luxurious for government work
Kristi Noem stands with other government officials in front of CECOT inmates – Pool/Getty Images
If you’re still having trouble understanding how a $70 million luxury jet with a retractable television would work as a deportation plane, don’t worry, a DHS spokesperson has that covered as well, saying, “At least one of the bedrooms is currently being converted into a living area to prepare the aircraft to meet the demands of the deportation mission set.” To see? There is literally nothing to worry about. Also, the largest television is only about 50 inches, which is not that big nowadays.
Although it’s clear that this plane was needed to save taxpayers money, NBC News reports that not everyone at DHS is on board with the purchase:
Some officials at DHS’s ICE initially thought the plane was too luxurious to be used to deport immigrants, according to one of the officials. The request to purchase the jet led some DHS officials to privately question whether it was a necessary expenditure to support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy.
There also appears to be some question as to whether the plane could be used to send people to foreign torture dungeons, although it was designed for exactly that purpose. According to NBC News, “One of the two DHS officials involved in the purchase request called the idea of using the jet to deport immigrants ‘far-fetched,’ adding: “But that’s what they’re claiming.”
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