Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will travel to Central America to meet with leaders in the region, and the arrival of a plane carrying migrants who have been deported from the United States.
The senior Trump administration official will depart Washington early this week on a four-nation tour through Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama.
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Noem will start Tuesday in Panama with a meeting alongside Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino, Minister of Public Security Frank Abrego, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Javier Martinez-Acha. She will then observe as a U.S. plane carrying deported illegal immigrants arrives before visiting the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba.
On Wednesday, Noem will pass through Costa Rica to meet with Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles, then visit the Los Lagos Detention Center and meet with members from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Joint Security Program.
That same day, Noem will meet with Honduran President Xiomara Castro and Foreign Affairs Minister Javier Bu Soto in Honduras, then travel to the Soto Cano Air Base to learn about the repatriation of immigrants.
Noem will sit down on Thursday with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo and Minister of the Interior Francisco Jimenez in Guatemala. Noem will cap off the Central American visit with a review of DHS programs at La Aurora International Airport.
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The Washington Examiner has reached out to ask what Noem plans to discuss with the leaders during her trip. Noem’s time outside of the country comes days after the U.S. carried out airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites.
Last week, Noem was hospitalized briefly after suffering what the DHS described as an allergic reaction.