US Secretary of Homeland Security Noem visits CECOT prison in El Salvador

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  • Title: US Secretary of Homeland Security Noem visits CECOT prison in El Salvador
  • Date: 27th March 2025
  • Summary: US Secretary of Homeland Security Noem visits CECOT prison in El Salvador RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT OF US HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO ---EDITORIAL USE ONLY--- SHOTLIST SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR (MARCH 26, 2025) (SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT OF US HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM - RESTRICTED) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) US HOMELAND SECRETARY SECURITY, KRISTI NOEM, SAYING: "Here at CECOT today and visiting this facility. And first of all, I want to thank El Salvador president for their partnership with the United States of America to bring our terrorists here and to incarcerate them and have consequences for the violence that they have perpetuated in our communities. I also want everybody to know, if you come to our country illegally, this is one of the consequences you could face. First of all, do not come to our country illegally. You will be removed and you will be prosecuted. But know that this facility is one of the tools in our toolkit that we will use. If you commit crimes against the American people." SCRIPT US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the CECOT prison in El Salvador, where Venezuelans deported by the US are being held, on Wednesday 26 March. Secretary Noem toured the facilities of the "Terrorism Confinement Centre" (CECOT) in Tecoluca with El Salvador's Minister of Justice and Public Security, Gustavo Villatoro Funes.
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