DHS Chief Noem Claims 1.6M Illegals Gone In 200 Days, Touts 1,000+ Deportation Flights

Breitbart reports DHS Secretary Kristi Noem crediting the administration’s mass-removal push for a claimed 1.6 million drop in noncitizens since January, citing a Center for Immigration Studies estimate. Noem links the decline to public safety and labor-market benefits and highlights more than 1,000 deportation flights. Critics question the magnitude and note federal data gaps, calling the CIS-based figure preliminary and contested.