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THIS AIN'T MAYORKAS' DHS! Kristi Noem Tours El Salvador’s Hell-hole CECOT Prison, Comes Face to Face With World's Most Violent Gang Members [WATCH]

posted by Hannity Staff - 3.27.25

Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem toured El Salvadros’ Hell-hole CECOT prison this week amid negotiations for more deportation flights.

Noem toured the confinement center, meeting with staff, and witnessing first-hand what happens to the most dangerous, violent gang members in the world.

From The New York Post:

Noem, 53, arrived at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), where 250 suspected Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gang members were shipped from the US by President Trump earlier this month.

They joined 15,000 inmates already held at the infamous lockup — which is known for deliberately dehumanizing conditions intended to serve as the ultimate deterrent in El Salvador’s years-long battle against gang violence.

There she viewed rows of tattooed inmates standing obediently along the bars of their massive but crammed cells and got a glimpse of the arsenal of heavy weaponry — including assault rifles — the prison’s army of guards use to maintain order.

“No one expects that these people can go back to society and behave,” said Gustavo Villatoro, El Salvador’s minister of justice and public security, as he led Noem on a tour through the sweltering prisoner barracks, according to a press pool report.

Several of the inmates Noem was shown were the suspected gangbangers Trump shipped south, and like the rest of the prisoners, they stood silent in their uniforms of white T-shirts and shorts.

Noem recorded a video in front of dozens of imprisoned gangbangers, saying, “I 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 … this facility is one of the tools in our tool kit that we will use if you commit crimes against the American people.”

Watch the clip below: