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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 that originated in Alexandria, LA and stopped at Guantanamo Bay in en route to a deportation in Haiti.

05.03.2026 17:55 👍 24 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 0
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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.

04.03.2026 17:56 👍 20 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 1

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.

02.03.2026 15:35 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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UPDATE: The Journey plane landed in Dakar, Senegal after stopping in Puerto Rico. It originated in Phoenix, AZ.

02.03.2026 15:24 👍 9 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0

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

02.03.2026 00:43 👍 12 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
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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.

02.03.2026 00:43 👍 29 🔁 24 💬 1 📌 1
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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.

01.03.2026 15:43 👍 29 🔁 14 💬 1 📌 2

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

28.02.2026 15:48 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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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-...

27.02.2026 01:19 👍 13 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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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.

27.02.2026 01:15 👍 25 🔁 17 💬 1 📌 5
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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.

26.02.2026 17:26 👍 13 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0

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

25.02.2026 16:05 👍 19 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0
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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-...

24.02.2026 21:09 👍 19 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 0
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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.

24.02.2026 14:21 👍 21 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 4
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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

23.02.2026 20:57 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 1

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.

23.02.2026 23:01 👍 59 🔁 35 💬 0 📌 1
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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.

20.02.2026 18:11 👍 61 🔁 27 💬 0 📌 0
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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-...

19.02.2026 21:57 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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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.

19.02.2026 21:57 👍 44 🔁 30 💬 0 📌 0
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After Benin, the Journey plane also landed in Mali.

16.02.2026 15:01 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1
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UPDATE: After stopping in Cameroon, the ICE Air flight (OAE4060) also landed in Ghana and Chad.

16.02.2026 14:45 👍 9 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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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.

16.02.2026 11:39 👍 18 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 1
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A small Journey plane that departed Alexandria, LA landed in Dakar, Senegal at 9:30pm ET.

16.02.2026 04:24 👍 33 🔁 16 💬 1 📌 4
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U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections

This likely marks the 2nd flight carrying third-country nationals to Cameroon, after a third-country transfer on Jan 14. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...

16.02.2026 02:41 👍 16 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 1
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UPDATE: The ICE Air flight (OAE4060) just landed in Yaounde, Cameroon. The flight departed Alexandria, LA with a stop in Senegal.

16.02.2026 02:41 👍 18 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 0
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An ICE Air flight (OAE4060) that departed Alexandria, LA early this morning just landed in Dakar, Senegal. This flight will likely make multiple deportation stops in the region.

15.02.2026 19:57 👍 42 🔁 26 💬 1 📌 1
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UPDATE: The Journey jet just landed in Cairo, Egypt. The flight departed Phoenix, AZ at 4:30am ET and stopped in Shannon, Ireland.

11.02.2026 23:56 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

This plane has previously been chartered by ICE to carry out U.S. deportations.

11.02.2026 18:34 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A small Journey plane that departed Phoenix, AZ early this morning just landed in Shannon, Ireland (likely to refuel) before possibly carrying out a deportation.

11.02.2026 18:34 👍 23 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 0
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A small Journey jet landed in Lungi, Sierra Leone an hour ago. The flight departed Phoenix, AZ for Puerto Rico on Sunday afternoon and spent a day in PR before taking off for Sierra Leone early this morning.

10.02.2026 18:41 👍 14 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 1