Tracking & documenting ICE flights. Housed @humanrights1st & based on @thcartwright’s methodology. Contact: info@iceflightmonitor.org
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August 2026 overview: IFM warns that these trends represent an unprecedented escalation of immigration enforcement with serious human rights implications.
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A small (14-seat) Talon jet that departed Mesa, AZ is now in Puerto Rico, likely refueling before onward removal stops. We are monitoring this flight for deportations of nationals to their countries of origin in the African region.
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After Ghana, the ICE Air jet landed in Monrovia, Liberia, likely removing Liberia nationals from the U.S.
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facebook.com/100088113071828… confirmation that 9 Liberians were deported to Liberia on the small jet yesterday
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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.
A small ICE Air jet stopped at Guantanamo Naval Base and is now heading West, likely to carry out a removal flight. We understand eight Somali nationals were being held at GTMO. Not yet clear how many are being removed
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(2/3) In recent months, IFM has tracked a pattern of Somalis, with final orders of removal to Somalia, being transferred via Kenya. This flight is more evidence of that trend.
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(3/3) This pattern is similar to the layover transfers to Iran via Qatar & Kuwait, Ukraine via Poland, and Russia via Egypt. See IFM's August report for more info:
humanrightsfirst.org/library…
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(1/2) An ICE deportation flight previously scheduled to forcibly transfer third country nationals to Panama today appears to now be cancelled. IFM is not seeing indications that deportation flights to CAR, Burundi & Rwanda are moving forward.
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(2/2) Per @nytimes, "officials quickly moved to take deportees off flights to third countries such as Costa Rica, Honduras, & the Central African Republic." nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/po…
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An ICE Air flight (AWI7545) that originated in Alexandria, LA is scheduled to depart Miami, FL for Cap-Haitïen, Haiti at 11:50 ET. Removal flights to Haiti have been once per week since Aug 20. This plane has a passenger capacity of 50.
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UPDATE: The ICE deportation flight (AWI7545) departed Miami Int’l at 12:36 pm ET and is expected to arrive in Cap-Haitien at 2:09 pm ET.
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A small ICE Air jet stopped at Guantanamo Naval Base and is now heading West, likely to carry out a removal flight. We understand eight Somali nationals were being held at GTMO. Not yet clear how many are being removed
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1/2 ‼️UPDATE: Based on information shared by attorneys, IFM is actively monitoring for forced third country removal flights expected to conduct deportations in several Sub-Saharan African countries as soon as tomorrow.
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2/2 This comes days after the recent DVD v DHS ruling and is unquestionably cause for concern
Major win in the DVD v. DHS case today: the First Circuit has ruled that the third-country deportation policy is unlawful.
humanrightsfirst.org/library…
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Two ICE Air flights (EAL8260 & EAL8280) are currently en route to Barcelona, Venezuela from El Paso, TX. Since resuming on Aug 3 after the June 24 earthquakes, deportation flights to Venezuela have generally been taking place on Wednesdays.
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Overnight, a small ICE Air jet (max 16-18 passengers) landed in Yangon, Myanmar, marking the fourth deportation flight to the country. The flight originated in Mesa, Arizona, with the journey lasting approximately 24 hours.
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ICE Flight Monitor retweeted
🔴🇺🇸 [#DeportationProject] Explore the Map Behind the US Third Country Deportation System
When people are deported, but not to their countries of origin... Where do they go?
Between January 2025 and August 31, 2026, at least 25,447 third country nationals were deported from the United States, according to data gathered and cross-checked by The Deportation Project based on research by @humanrights1st, @ICEFlightM and @RefugeesIntl
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ICE Flight Monitor retweeted
Major win in the DVD v. DHS case today: the First Circuit has ruled that the third-country deportation policy is unlawful.
humanrightsfirst.org/library…
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A small (14-seat) Talon jet that originated in Mesa, AZ at around midnight ET, with a stop in Puerto Rico, is currently en route to Senegal. We’re monitoring this flight for deportations in the region.
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