Tom Cartwright

👀✈️ NEW! September 2026. Monthly ICE Air report including the tracking, analysis, and reporting of 66,000+ ICE flights since January 2020. In September: record 331 deportations plus 1,274 domestic flights shuffling people to and between detention and staging centers. cdn.sanity.io/files/1e7vpawz…

news.bloomberglaw.comUS Makes Plans to Deport Afghans, Families of Allies to PakistanAfghans in immigration detention are being notified of plans to deport them to Pakistan, according to a federal government official familiar with the plans and lawyers and advocacy organizations who h...

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Deportation of Afghans possible. Just awful even to think it could happen. Follow @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social for real time tracking. Thanks @afghanevac.bsky.social and @shawnjvandiver.bsky.social for all your advocacy and work.

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We are actively monitoring for any potential removal flights carrying Afghan nationals, per @bloomberglaw.bsky.social news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

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A small (14-seat) Journey jet that departed Mesa, AZ this morning at 8:20 local time is currently en route to Shannon, Ireland, where it will likely refuel before onward deportation stops. We are monitoring for a potential removal stop in Poland.

open.substack.comWhite House clears ICE to spend $7 billion on detention, deportations, and hiring in 2027About three-quarters of it is for detention and deportations, and the rest is for hiring, local police partnerships, and other costs. Another $36.6 billion remains available for future use.

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$7 Billion- open.substack.com/pub/projects...

cbsnews.com60 Minutes Transcript: How some deportees end up in countries U.S. judges ruled off limitsWhen immigrants can't be deported to their home countries, the U.S. sometimes sends them to other countries. But some deportees end up in places where U.S. judges have ruled they will likely be persec...

Very much worth watching if you missed the episode tonight on @60Minutes about the the Admin’s abhorrent third country removal practice. www.cbsnews.com/news/how-som...

nytimes.comHere’s the latest.

Some good news. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...

‼️✈️ this is an unconscionable disregard for the court. Two planes, not one were, and are, are easily capable of bringing back Ahmed Soliman.

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(1/5) ICE Air has squandered multiple opportunities to facilitate the return of Ahmed Soliman, as ordered by a U.S. immigration judge, initially on Oct 6.

ICE Air third country removal to Equatorial Guinea at the same time a court has ordered one of the prior detainees there to be returned after abuse. He is still there. Unconscionable.

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UPDATE: The ICE Air flight (VELUX16) has just landed in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea at 4:40pm local time (11:40 am ET), marking at least the 8th forced third country transfer there under Trump’s 2nd term.

ICE air third country removal to Eswatini on a small jet just now.

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‼️The small Journey jet has landed in Eswatini, marking the 6th group of third country nationals deported to the country. thirdcountrydeportationwatch.org/eswatini

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An ICE Air flight (Velux16) is expected to depart Alexandria, LA for Dakar, Senegal at 3:20 pm local time. We are monitoring this flight for potential forced third country removal stops in CAR, Burundi & Equatorial Guinea.

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‼️We are monitoring for forced third country removal flights to CAR & Burundi, as well as flights to other African countries, which are expected to land this week.

Another small ICE Air to Africa - to Liberia.

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A small (14-seat) Talon jet is currently en route to Puerto Rico. This flight is expected to depart San Juan for Monrovia, Liberia later this afternoon. We are monitoring for other deportation stops in the region.

Look at the numbers at Alexandria- absurd.

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(1/3) Alexandria, Louisiana remains the primary hub for both deportation and domestic shuffle flights under the 2nd Trump admin. Sept saw over 400 total ICE Air flights, with 316 shuffle flights arriving & 122 removal flights originating in Alexandria.

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Two ICE Air flights (EAL8260 & EAL8280) from El Paso, TX are headed to Barcelona, Venezuela today. Removal flights to Venezuela have been occurring twice a week on Wednesdays.

washingtonsun.comDHS Plane Purchases Tied to ‘Ongoing Criminal Law Enforcement Investigation’The department, while under Kristi Noem’s leadership, bought several aircraft over market value from a donor to a Noem-linked super PAC.

👀👀✈️https://www.washingtonsun.com/legal/kristi-noem-dhs-airplanes-foia

nytimes.comVideo: Are ICE Officers Really Targeting the ‘Worst of the Worst’?The homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, has repeatedly said ICE agents are pursuing “the worst of the worst” criminals. But as Hamed Aleaziz, a reporter for The New York Times, explains, da...

Are ICE Officers Really Targeting the ‘Worst of the Worst’? www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...

projectsaltbox.comICE plans to extend no-bid Camp East Montana contract to $2.8 billionICE calls the El Paso tent camp temporary. The plan would keep Amentum Services there into 2028. Amentum took over in March, after three deaths and dozens of violations under the previous contractor.

ICE plans to extend no-bid Camp East Montana contract to $2.8 billion www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-plans-...

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cbsnews.comImmigrants from Ukraine and Sudan to retain deportation protections for nowThe TPS protections of tens of thousands of Ukrainians and hundreds of Sudanese immigrants were officially slated to terminate on Monday.

wsj.comThe Immigration Crackdown Is Making It Much Harder to Build HousesHome building, which relies on foreign-born workers, is suffering a labor shortage that is freezing projects and raising costs.

Where are all those US workers who supposedly have been unemployed waiti g for these jobs?! That has alweays been fiction. www.wsj.com/us-news/the-...

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(1/2) 76 people were removed to Haiti on the October 15 removal flight from Alexandria, LA. Haiti is not safe for deportations and these flights raise serious protection and human rights concerns.

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An ICE Air flight (GXA6121) that departed Alexandria, LA at 8:30 am local time today, is currently en route to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, expected to arrive at 12:40 ET. Deportation flights to Haiti have been taking place once a week since Aug. 20.

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(1/4) This ICE Air jet arrived in Yaounde, Cameroon at 8:02 pm local time, removing third country nationals. Deportation flights to Cameroon have carried both Cameroonians and third country nationals under the 2nd Trump admin

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An ICE Air flight (EAL8260) is scheduled to depart Alexandria, LA for Dakar, Senegal at 5:30 pm local time today. We are monitoring this flight for potential forced third country transfers in the region.

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A small (14-seat) Journey jet from Mesa, AZ, w/ stops in Puerto Rico & Senegal, is currently en route to a deportation stop in Sub-Saharan Africa. We believe this flight is likely bound for Kenya w/ at least some Somalis onboard as we've been tracking a transfer plane's activity.

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Today, 2 ICE Air flights (GXA6263 & BBQ8260) arrived in Barcelona, Venezuela. One flight originated in Mesa, AZ and stopped in El Paso, TX & Miami, FL, while the other originated in El Paso & stopped in El Salvador prior to arriving in Barcelona.

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UPDATE: After a stop in Senegal, the small ICE Air jet landed in Luanda, Angola at 9:10 am local time & in Lusaka, Zambia at 12:27 pm local time.

An amazing tool for anyone interested in ICE Air Activity!

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Explore the latest September stats and trends on ICE Flight Monitor's interactive dashboard, now updated through September 30: www.humanrightsfirst.org/ice-flight-m...

nytimes.comThe Taliban Are Using Europe’s Fear of Migrants to Their Advantage

Not to be missed. Not to be acceptable. Horrific. The Taliban Are Using Europe’s Fear of Migrants to Their Advantage www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/w...

ICE Air third country removals to Sierra Leone, Ghana, Cameroon, and Liberia tracked and reported below by @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social

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UPDATE: After Cameroon, the ICE Air flight landed in Monrovia, Liberia, removing third country nationals there from the U.S.

ICE Air - Now Jamaica joins the ranks of countries greeting third country removals from the US.

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(1/2) An ICE Air flight (AWI7156) that departed Alexandria, LA has just landed in Kingston, Jamaica, marking the 1st time third country nationals have been removed there from the U.S. under a U.S.-Jamaica MOU signed in June 2026.

ICE Air - now a small jet from Harlingen headed to Africa.

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A small (14-seat) Journey jet has departed Harlingen, TX for Dakar, Senegal. We are monitoring for deportations in the African region.

ICE Air Africa - So far 2 third country removals reported by @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social

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UPDATE: After Sierra Leone, the ICE Air flight has just landed in Accra, Ghana, removing third country nationals there from the U.S.

Big ICE Air prepping to leave for Africa from Alexandria LA. @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social watching for Third country removals.

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onm.gouv.htNOTE DE PRESSE : RAPATRIEMENT DU 8ᵉ CONTINGENT DES RESSORTISSANTS HAÏTIENS EN PROVENANCE DES ÉTATS-UNIS / onm.gouv.htSur instruction du Premier ministre, Son Excellence Monsieur Alix Didier FILS-AIMÉ, l’Office National de la Migration (ONM) a assuré, ce jeudi 8 octobre 2026, à l’aéroport international du Cap-Haïtien...

(1/3) 72 people were removed to Haiti on the Oct. 8 ICE Air flight. At least 690 people have been removed to Haiti from the US on 8 flights since Aug. 20, 2026. onm.gouv.ht/note-de-pres...

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An ICE Air flight (GXA6121) that originated in Alexandria, LA, is currently en route to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, expected to land there at 12pm ET. Removal flights to Haiti have been taking place once per week since Aug. 20, following the end of TPS on Jul. 27.

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(2/2) Today's flight marks the 8th time since May 2026 that third country nationals have been removed to Panama from the U.S. The U.S. removal flight on Sept. 18 is understood to have carried Panamanian nationals.

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Great reporting. Ghana may be the worst chain refouler of the third countries US is sending non- nationals to. m.youtube.com/watch?v=K1jy...

m.youtube.comEXCLUSIVE: MS NOW talks to Nigerian immigrant pastor from Texas deported to 'third country'YouTube video by MS NOW

Another GTMO to Africa ICE Air underway.

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(1/2) A small (14-seat) Journey jet that departed Alexandria, LA today at 1 am local time, with stops in Guantanamo Bay & Puerto Rico, is currently approaching Senegal. We are monitoring this flight for deportations in the African continent.

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👀✈️ NEW! September 2026. Monthly ICE Air report including the tracking, analysis, and reporting of 66,000+ ICE flights since January 2020. In September: 324 deportations plus 1,258 domestic flights shuffling people to and between detention and staging centers.

ICE Flight Monitor@iceflightmonitor.bsky.social

Amidst continued abuses by ICE, @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social shines a light on an opaque, cruel system of removal flights occurring without due process, often to places where people are at serious risk. People should never be sent to places where they face grave harm.

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A small (14-seat) Talon jet, currently in Alexandria, LA, is expected to depart soon for Accra, Ghana, arriving early morning tomorrow. We are monitoring this flight for additional deportation stops in the region.

open.substack.comICE puts seven warehouses purchased for detention on the marketThe properties were among 11 warehouses ICE bought for $1.07 billion to expand detention capacity. Seven are now being marketed for sale at a steep discount.

ICE puts seven warehouses purchased for detention on the market open.substack.com/pub/projects...

nytimes.comKristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left (Gift Article)The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.

Such corruption and incompetence: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...

I can see no rational reason for using military aircraft for these deportations. Other than for political theater (and because cost is no object)

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(1/2) In Sept. 2026, 13 deportation flights to Honduras took place on U.S. military planes (C30 aircraft type). Since resuming on June 4, 53 deportation flights using U.S. military aircraft removed Hondurans and at least some third country nationals to Honduras.

open.substack.comDHS Taps ResponseAI, an ICE Skip-Tracing Contractor, to Run Self-Deportation ContractThe company, whose growing ICE portfolio includes locating people for deportation, will now run DHS’s contract for people leaving through the CBP Home app.

DHS Taps ResponseAI, an ICE Skip-Tracing Contractor, to Run Self-Deportation Contract open.substack.com/pub/projects...

ohiocapitaljournal.com5 Haitians from Springfield, Ohio, have been deported after Trump ended protected status • Ohio Capital JournalFive Haitians from Springfield, Ohio have been deported back to Haiti after President Donald Trump revoked their legal status.

Good report from Ohio on the despicable deportations to Haiti by this Administration. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/02/f...

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(1/2) When the ICE Air jet arrived in Kenya last week, we believe that the 8 Somali men onboard from GTMO* were transferred onto another plane (F50) & flown to Mogadishu, Somalia. The F50 plane, parked nearby, departed Nairobi for Mogadishu ~45 min after the ICE jet landed.

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(1/3) After a stop in Senegal, the ICE Air jet has just landed in Nairobi, Kenya. Our understanding is that the 8 Somali nationals held at GTMO were on board.

Third Country removals clearly back in play after the SCOTUS decision on the stay order.

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(1/2) An ICE Air flight that originated in Harlingen, TX w/ a stop in Alexandria, LA, made deportation stops in Guatemala & Costa Rica. This flight is confirmed to have removed third country nationals to both Guatemala & Costa Rica.

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A small (14-seat) Talon jet that departed Mesa, AZ at about 8:30 pm local time is currently en route to Puerto Rico, where it will likely refuel before the next leg to Senegal. We are monitoring this flight for deportations in the African region.

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(2/3) Deportation flights to Venezuela occurred 2x per week from Aug. to Dec. 2025. Between Jan. and Jun. 2026, flights occurred 3x per week, and since Sep. 16, 2026, flights have occurred 2x per week on Wednesdays.

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2 ICE Air flights (EAL8280 & GXA 6252) are currently headed to Barcelona, Venezuela. One is direct & originated in El Paso, TX, while the other originated in Mesa, AZ, w/ stops in El Paso & Miami. Deportation flights to Venezuela have been occurring 2x/week on Weds since Sept 16.

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ncronline.orgMcElroy: Americans can no longer 'pass on by,' ignoring how US is treating immigrantsAmericans need to take action to support immigrants who are in this country without documents and are suffering under the government's mass deportation policy, Washington Cardinal Robert W. McElroy sa...

McElroy: Americans can no longer 'pass on by,' ignoring how US is treating immigrants www.ncronline.org/news/mcelroy...