Homeland Security’s Tricia McLaughlin Rips WashPost for Ignoring $279M Savings from ‘Air-ICE’ Jet Fleet
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Director Tricia McLaughlin ignites the Washington Post for omitting from its report that the government would save $279 million by operating its own fleet of planes used to deport illegal migrants.
McLaughlin responded to an X comment from Messages Dan Eggen who touted the newspaper’s report that DHS had contracted with suppliers to raise its own fleet of Boeing 737s to transport deported migrants to their home countries. Eggen also noted that until now, DHS has relied on charter companies to operate flights.
But nowhere Job The story mentions DHS’s cost-benefit analysis that assembling its own fleet of planes will save the government millions of dollars.
In his response
“These aircraft will allow ICE to operate more efficiently, including using more efficient flight patterns,” McLaughlin added. “President Trump and @Sec_Noem are committed to quickly and effectively removing criminal illegal aliens from our country. »
The newspaper article reports that DHS plans to invest $140 million to purchase six Boeing 737 planes for deportations.
ICE, which is responsible for deportations, has historically used charter airlines, but officials are now preparing to increase repatriation flights and that prospect will become increasingly costly if DHS continues to rely on outside airlines.
The article included McLaughlin’s quote that the new fleet of planes would save money “by allowing ICE to operate more efficiently, including using more efficient flight patterns.”
However, it seems that the Job did not include McLaughlin’s estimate that savings could amount to $279 million.
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