The homeland security secretary’s choice of a gold Rolex watch has been criticized as insensitive to the harsh reality of mass imprisonment and deportation.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will travel to Central and South America next week as part of a high-profile tour focused on deportations and international cooperation to combat transnational crime—beginning with a visit to El Salvador’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT).

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday visited the Salvadoran mega-prison where the U.S. has sent hundreds of Venezuelans, accusing them of ties to gangs. Noem’s three-day trip around the Americas began at El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center,