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Colombia agrees to share migrant data with US after 'candid' talks with Kristi Noem

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Colombia and the U.S. reached an statement to stock biometric information connected migrants pursuing a "candid" speech betwixt Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem and her counterpart successful the country.

Noem and Colombian Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia signed the statement successful Colombia connected Thursday. The Trump administration authoritative visited the state arsenic portion of a multi-day travel to South America successful an effort to stem the travel of amerciable migration to the U.S.

While Noem said her speech with Sarabia was "frank" and "candid," she added that she present considers their narration to beryllium friendly.

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Noem traveled to Colombia aft visiting El Salvador connected Wednesday, wherever she toured the country's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center. The installation is already lodging hundreds of amerciable immigrants deported by President Donald Trump's administration.

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Noem toured the prison with the Salvadoran Minister of Justice, Héctor Gustavo Villatoro, earlier gathering with El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.

Video of the circuit showed Noem coming look to look with alleged members of Tren de Aragua, each of whom were shirtless and had shaved heads, portion besides donning achromatic situation pants.

She besides sent a connection to amerciable aliens who are inactive successful the U.S. oregon program to sojourn anytime soon.

"First of all, bash not travel to our state illegally: You volition beryllium removed, and you volition beryllium prosecuted," she said portion lasting with her backmost to the inmates. "But cognize that this installation is 1 of the tools successful our toolkit that we volition usage if you perpetrate crimes against the American people."

Noem shared the video connected X, saying, "President Trump and I person a wide connection to transgression amerciable aliens: LEAVE NOW. If you bash not leave, we volition hunt you down, apprehension you, and you could extremity up successful this El Salvadorian prison."

Bukele opened the situation successful 2023 arsenic El Salvador waged an ongoing crackdown connected almighty thoroughfare gangs causing mayhem successful the country. The installation has 8 sprawling pavilions and tin clasp up to 40,000 inmates. As galore arsenic 65 to 70 prisoners are packed into each cell.

Prisoners are ne'er allowed extracurricular and can't person visitors. There are nary workshops oregon acquisition programs.

Fox News' Stephen Sorace and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.

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