DHS Reportedly Sought to Buy Spirit Airlines Planes That Didn't Have Engines

"Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and top adviser Corey Lewandowski ordered officials at Immigration and Customs Enforcement to purchase 10 jets from Spirit Airlines, before learning that the airline not only didn't own the planes, but they also didn't come with engines. According to a Wall Street Journal report published on Friday, Noem and Lewandowski directed the purchase of 10 Boeing 737 jets from Spirit Airlines a few weeks ago. The pair planned to use the planes to increase deportation flights, and for their"

"Unfortunately for Noem and her adviser, the airline did not actually own the planes in question. Once the officials looked into the proposal, they learned that Spirit, which filed for bankruptcy for a second time in August, didn't own the planes, the report stated. Moreover, the planes in question did not come with engines. These would need to be purchased separately, adding additional costs to the already mounting expenses for the department."

"The spending and differences over tactics reportedly created infighting within the Department of Homeland Security, as Border Czar Tom Homan clashed with Noem over the most effective way to meet President Donald Trump's campaign promise to deport one million undocumented immigrants in the first year of his presidency. At one point over the summer, Homan told Trump of concerns he had heard from senior immigration officials"

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and adviser Corey Lewandowski directed Immigration and Customs Enforcement to purchase ten Boeing 737 jets from Spirit Airlines to expand deportation flights and for their travel. ICE officials warned that buying planes would cost more than expanding flight contractors. The airline did not actually own the specified aircraft and the jets did not include engines, requiring separate purchase and increasing expenses. Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy a second time in August. The procurement dispute and tactical disagreements sparked infighting within the Department of Homeland Security, with Border Czar Tom Homan raising operational concerns to President Trump.

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