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'No Expense Has Been Spared': Inside a Luxury Jet DHS Wants to Buy for Deportations
DHS aims to save taxpayer money with a $70 million Boeing 737 Max 8 jet flying 40% cheaper than military planes, for deportations and Cabinet travel.
- On Thursday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement told the Office of Management and Budget it seeks to buy a leased Boeing 737 Max 8 for $70 million for deportations and Cabinet travel.
- DHS argues the shift will cut costs, saying ICE bought five non-luxury 737s under Secretary Kristi Noem to own deportation planes, flying 40% cheaper than military deportation flights rather than using charter flights.
- Marketing materials show the jet's interior, revealing a bedroom with a queen bed, showers, a kitchen, four large flat-screen TVs, a bar, and credit Peter Marino for design; capacity is 18 passengers, sleeps 14, and Noem recently flew to Tel Aviv on it.
- Officials privately described ICE and DHS officials questioning the jet's luxurious outfitting and calling the deportation use far-fetched, while Coast Guard officials raised expense concerns amid reported tensions over a C-130 search-and-rescue mission.
- The procurement plan positions the agency to buy eight jets, raising questions about need since most deportation flights carry 50 to 100 detainees, and past $172 million contracts drew scrutiny.
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A $70 million Boeing 737 Max 8 jet used by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and close advisor Corey Lewandowski features luxury amenities despite being designated for deportation operations, according to NBC News.Interior photographs obtained by NBC reveal the aircraft is outfit...
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