We’ll see if contempt proceedings are next for Kristi Noem after this admission. Noem was asked about a filing in federal court this week saying she was the one responsible for defying Judge James Boasberg’s order back in March to stop sending detained migrants to a mega prison in El Salvador.
After some hemming and hawing Noem finally admitted that yes, she was the one who gave the order and defended it:
KRISTEN WELKER: Secretary Noem, let me turn to my final topic. In a filing in federal court this week, the Justice Department said that when the administration was ordered back in March to stop sending detained migrants to a mega prison in El Salvador, you personally made the final call to continue the flights anyway. Is that correct? Do you acknowledge that?
SEC. KRISTI NOEM: You know, we have court filings that are going on and decisions that are going forward. I’ll let them continue to play through that process –
KRISTEN WELKER: But did you make that call?
SEC. KRISTI NOEM: – but I’m proud of President Trump, and his leadership, and the decisions that we have made. And the decisions that are made on deportations, where flights go, and when they go are my decision at the Department of Homeland Security. And we will continue to do the right thing and ensure that dangerous criminals are removed.
