ICE Uses Power To Help Stop Coronavirus Threat

Via American Action News:

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is working overtime these days.

Federal immigration authorities and the State Department are involved in a two-fold effort to deport illegal immigrants to their Central American countries of origin and return with Americans stranded there by the coronavirus pandemic.
Fox News’ Adam Shaw reports:

ICE, working with the State Department, has brought home 209 U.S. citizens on the return leg of two deportation flights to El Salvador and Honduras, the agency said in a statement. Those flights took place on March 22 and 24, respectively.

Acting Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli touted the moves in a series of tweets where he posted pictures of the Americans being brought home.

This was an ICE flight repatriating Hondurans to Honduras, & ICE arranged your bring stranded Americans home on the return flight from Honduras. pic.twitter.com/b46cgslboG

— Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli (@HomelandKen) March 24, 2020

“This was an ICE flight repatriating Hondurans to Honduras, & ICE arranged your bring stranded Americans home on the return flight from Honduras,” he tweeted.

Both countries have placed significant restrictions on movement and travel over the coronavirus, with Honduras closing its borders entirely — leaving some foreigners stranded.