Noem’s trip comes as the Trump administration seeks to show it is deporting people it describes as the “worst of the worst.”

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday is expected to visit a mega-prison in El Salvador holding Venezuelans deported by the U.S. as civil rights groups challenge the removals in a high-profile court battle.

A recent statement by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has triggered a wave of reactions across the country, including here in Vermont. In the cabinet meeting, Noem asserted, “We are going to eliminate FEMA.