ICE Flight Monitor

ICE Flight Monitor

@iceflightmonitor.bsky.social

Tracking and documenting ICE flights. Housed @humanrightsfirst.org and based on @tomcartwright.bsky.social’s methodology. Contact: Info@iceflightmonitor.org

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An ICE Air flight (OAE4092) is en route to Anchorage, AK from Alexandria, LA. After refueling in Anchorage, the flight is expected to make deportation stops in SE Asia.

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The March 12 deportation flight to Eswatini carried four third country nationals from Tanzania, Sudan and Somalia. www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...

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3 days ago
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An ICE air deportation flight on a small jet landed last night in Eswatini around 11pm ET. This marks the third deportation flight to Eswatini carrying third country nationals. It originated in Phoenix, AZ

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4 days ago
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After Moldova, the ICE deportation flight (OAE 4051) landed in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

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4 days ago
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After refueling in Bulgaria, the ICE deportation flight (OAE4069) landed in New Delhi, India.

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5 days ago
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An ICE Air flight (OAE4069) departed Harlingen, TX early this morning, refueling in Baltimore, MD and Varna, Bulgaria, and is now en route—possibly to carry out deportation stops in South Asia.

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5 days ago
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UPDATE: After refueling in Albania, the ICE Air flight (OAE4051) stopped in Bucharest, Romania and just landed in Chișinău, Moldova. This marks the 1st removal flight to Moldova since at least 2020.

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5 days ago
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An ICE Air flight (OAE4051) that departed Alexandria, LA yesterday evening, with refueling stops in Baltimore, MD and Albania is now en route to carry out deportation(s).

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1 week ago
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An ICE Air flight that originated in Alexandria, LA and stopped at Guantanamo Bay in en route to a deportation in Haiti.

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1 week ago
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A small Journey plane that departed Alexandria, LA with a stop in Senegal, landed in both Brazzaville, Congo and Kinshasa, DRC early this morning.

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1 week ago

After stopping in GTMO, the ICE Air flight flew to Alexandria, LA. It’s likely that some individuals were transferred into GTMO while others were transferred out and flown to Alexandria.

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UPDATE: The Journey plane landed in Dakar, Senegal after stopping in Puerto Rico. It originated in Phoenix, AZ.

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2 weeks ago

The flight originally left at 8:10am ET but diverted back to Miami before departing again at 6:41pm ET.

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2 weeks ago
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An ICE Air flight is en route to Guantanamo Bay from Miami, FL — the 1st since Feb 5 when an ICE Air flight from Alexandria, LA stopped in GTMO before carrying out a deportation to Haiti.

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2 weeks ago
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A small Journey jet that departed Phoenix, AZ early this morning with a stop in Puerto Rico appears to be heading toward West Africa. Will update here on potential deportations.

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2 weeks ago

UPDATE: After refueling Bulgaria and Qatar, the ICE deportation flight (OAE4043) landed in Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh. The journey lasted over 35 hours.

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2 weeks ago
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ICE Flight Monitor: January 2026 Report - Human Rights First Twelve Months Under Trump 2.0: Year in Review of a Cruel and Lawless Deportation Campaign Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportatio...

Read more in our January report: humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-...

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Since 2020, ICE Flight Monitor has tracked 50K+ ICE flights. In Trump’s 2nd term alone: 2,253 deportation flights (46% ↑ from Biden’s last year) & 9,966 “shuffle” flights (132% ↑). These flights operate under an opaque system that rips families apart and endangers our democracy.

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An ICE Air flight (OAE4043) just departed Alexandria, LA and is en route to refuel in Sofia, Bulgaria. The flight may carry out deportations in Central/South Asia.

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2 weeks ago

After 58+ hours and three fuel stops in Portsmouth, NH, Bulgaria, and Qatar, ICE Air flight (OAE4065) has arrived in Delhi, India.

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2 weeks ago
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ICE Flight Monitor: January 2026 Report - Human Rights First Twelve Months Under Trump 2.0: Year in Review of a Cruel and Lawless Deportation Campaign Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportatio...

✈️👀 The January ICE Air Flight Report by @ICEFlightM has been published. Six full years of data. This is a must read for anyone interested in ICE Air activity and especially how Trump’s first year compares to Biden’s last. Huge ramp up in Minnesota flights. humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-...

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2 weeks ago
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An ICE Air flight (OAE4065) that originated in Harlingen, TX has departed Portsmouth, NH for Sofia, Bulgaria. The flight was grounded in Portsmouth for 31 hours while refueling there.

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2 weeks ago
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Our January @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social report reveals unprecedented numbers of deportation and domestic transfer flights over the first year of Trump’s second term. (1/2) #ICEFlightMonitor

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2 weeks ago

We've identified that Bighorn Airways, a new private charter airline, has likely been operating ICE flights, carrying ppl b/w detention centers in the U.S. While it's possible flights began as early as Dec, we've been unable to identify documents linking the airline to DHS/ICE.

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3 weeks ago
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New ICE Flight Monitor report reveals surge in ICE flights across the country, deepening concerns over due process and community safety.

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3 weeks ago
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ICE Flight Monitor: January 2026 Report - Human Rights First Twelve Months Under Trump 2.0: Year in Review of a Cruel and Lawless Deportation Campaign Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportatio...

(3/3) Read the full report here:
humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-...

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3 weeks ago
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(1/3) @humanrightsfirst.org 's ICE Flight Monitor report reveals unprecedented numbers of deportation and domestic transfer flights over the 1st year of Trump’s 2nd term, with Jan 2026 showing the continued escalation of the Trump admin’s cruel and lawless deportation campaign.

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3 weeks ago
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After Benin, the Journey plane also landed in Mali.

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3 weeks ago
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UPDATE: After stopping in Cameroon, the ICE Air flight (OAE4060) also landed in Ghana and Chad.

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Overnight, the Journey plane landed in Benin. This likely marks the fourth deportation flight to Benin, with three flights occurring in 2025.

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