Noem authorized purchase of engineless planes from Spirit airlines, which Spirit didn't actually own

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“… As the administration looked for ways to boost deportations, Noem elevated Greg Bovino, a U.S. Border Patrol veteran, to lead the department’s mission in Los Angeles and then Chicago. His displays of militarized enforcement and clashes with protesters, which he documents in social-media videos, have earned plaudits from the pair, who have given him wide latitude to run his own operation.

… DHS leadership liked what they saw in Chicago so much that, in recent weeks, they have moved to fire several ICE leaders in field offices across the country and replace them with Border Patrol veterans who will bring their more aggressive approach to ICE operations, according to people familiar with the matter.

… Trump has said the tactics in Chicago are what he’s looking for. In a “60 Minutes” interview that aired over the weekend, Trump was asked if the Chicago operation had gone too far. “I think they haven’t gone far enough,” Trump said.

Even though the Chicago operation has gained widespread public attention, it has proved inefficient in significantly boosting arrest numbers. As of late October, ICE and Customs and Border Protection had made 3,000 arrests in Chicago over two months—the same number that the White House has demanded they make a day….”
 
nycfan said:
“… As the administration looked for ways to boost deportations, Noem elevated Greg Bovino, a U.S. Border Patrol veteran, to lead the department’s mission in Los Angeles and then Chicago. His displays of militarized enforcement and clashes with protesters, which he documents in social-media videos, have earned plaudits from the pair, who have given him wide latitude to run his own operation.

… DHS leadership liked what they saw in Chicago so much that, in recent weeks, they have moved to fire several ICE leaders in field offices across the country and replace them with Border Patrol veterans who will bring their more aggressive approach to ICE operations, according to people familiar with the matter.

… Trump has said the tactics in Chicago are what he’s looking for. In a “60 Minutes” interview that aired over the weekend, Trump was asked if the Chicago operation had gone too far. “I think they haven’t gone far enough,” Trump said.

Even though the Chicago operation has gained widespread public attention, it has proved inefficient in significantly boosting arrest numbers. As of late October, ICE and Customs and Border Protection had made 3,000 arrests in Chicago over two months—the same number that the White House has demanded they make a day….”
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“… More broadly, officials across ICE say Noem and Lewandowski have directed them to use a $170 billion infusion of cash from Congress to launch splashy ideas that have proven ineffective or impractical.

Among the examples some ICE officials have cited: A few weeks ago, the pair ordered ICE officials to buy 10 737 jets from Spirit Airlines that they said would be used to boost deportation flights—and for their own travel, according to people familiar with the matter. Some officials warned the pair that the effort would be prohibitively expensive compared with hiring more flight contractors, the people said.

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 planes also don’t have engines, which would need to be purchased separately. The project has since been put on pause…”
 
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