Detained Illegal Alien Tried To ‘Eat Himself’ During Deportation Flight, Kristi Noem Says

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shared an anecdote Tuesday of an illegal alien who allegedly “started to eat himself” during a deportation flight.

The cabinet secretary shared the story during a press briefing following President Donald Trump’s tour of Florida’s new “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center, built to hold criminal illegal immigrants. (RELATED: Editor Daily Rundown: Trump To Visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center On Opening Day)

“The other day, I was talking to some marshals that have been partnering with ICE. They said they had detained a cannibal and put him on a plane to take him home, and while they had him in his seat, he started to eat himself, and they had to get him off and get him medical attention,” Noem said.

“These are the kind of deranged individuals that are on our streets in America that we’re trying to target and get out of our country because they are so deranged they don’t belong here,” Noem said.

Noem told the press law enforcement is targeting “murderers, and rapists, and traffickers and drug dealers, and getting them off the streets and getting them out this country because Joe Biden let the worst of the worst come in here.”

Trump addressed the original Alcatraz and criticized former President Joe Biden in a Tuesday statement.

“Because of the Violence and Criminality I have seen due to the Open Border Policy of Sleepy Joe Biden, in particular allowing millions of people into our Country who shouldn’t be here, I wanted something representative to show how we fight back,” he wrote before claiming authorities would begin renovating the original Alcatraz.

Noem thanked law enforcement for their work and praised Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for working with the administration. She also said the Department of Homeland Security needs the “big beautiful bill” passed to secure funding for its operations and protect its officers.