Kristi Noem Accused of Lying About DHS Deportation of a Cannibal Who 'Ate His Own Arm' During 2025 Flight

Source: International Business Times

Federal officials: No record of Kristi Noem’s cannibal story. Kristi Noem is accused of lying to the public after federal officials said a dramatic story she shared about a cannibal immigrant on a deportation flight was completely fabricated. The claim, which Noem repeated publicly in 2025 while defending the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, described a detainee who allegedly began eating his own arm during a deportation flight.