A small (14-seat) Journey jet has departed Harlingen, TX and is likely en route to carry out a deportation. We’ll be monitoring and posting updates to this thread.
Tom Cartwright
@tomcartwright.bsky.social
Volunteer Immigration. Former tracker of ICE Air flights. Retired J.P. Morgan
UPDATE: It’s confirmed that the ICE Air flight (flight #165 per Venezuelan govt) arrived in Barcelona, Venezuela with 147 Venezuelan nationals, marking the 1st U.S. deportation flight there since the devastating earthquakes on Jun 24.
Could Venezuela deportations be back on now? To Barcelona VN. This will be worth following.
We are monitoring a potential ICE Air deportation flight (GXA6253) from Miami to Barcelona, Venezuela, which would be the first flight to Venezuela since the earthquakes in June. Flights previously have taken place to Caracas on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Another 3rd country removal - and disturbingly, another to Central African Republic
UPDATE: After Sierra Leone, the ICE Air flight (EAL8282) has now arrived in Bangui, Central African Republic, marking the 2nd forced third country transfer flight to CAR.
UPDATE: The two Journey jets that travelled together from Mesa, AZ landed in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea after likely refuelling in Senegal. This likely marks the 5th forced third country transfer to Equatorial Guinea under Trump’s 2nd term.
Two small (14-seat) Journey jets that departed Mesa, AZ within 10 mins of each other are now en route eastward, possibly toward the African continent. We’re monitoring these flights for potential deportations in the region.
An ICE Air flight (OAE2323) that is expected to make deportation stops across SE Asia, is scheduled to depart Alexandria, LA for a fuel stop in Anchorage, AK at 4:40pm local time today.
‼️ICE Air flight (AWI7526) is en-route & sched to arrive in Marigot, Dominica at 14:13 ET. This marks the 1st deportation flight to Dominica since at least 2020, and is highly likely the 1st forced third country flight to the country since the agreement was announced in Dec 2025
A very disturbing, and sad to say not surprising, report by @lynntramonte.bsky.social and Ohio Immigrant Alliance illustrating the lack of vetting of ICE and BP officers. ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/7/22
👀✈️ Class action complaint filed against ICE air broker and carrier, CSI Aviation and GlobalX, respectively, for effecting the transfer of Venezuelans to CECOT in March 2025. www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/...
‼️✈️. This is an amazing resource from @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social for researching many details about ICE flights: volume, locations, days of the week. Incredible info and tool. Check it out!👇🏾
ICE Flight Monitor has launched a public interactive dashboard, offering viewers a more current snapshot of ICE Air flight patterns and historical trends. www.humanrightsfirst.org/ice-flight-m...
An ICE Air flight that originated in Alexandria, LA with a stop in Miami, FL has landed in Cap-Haitien, Haiti with more than 100 Haitian nationals, per @miamiherald.com This marks the 7th deportation flight to Haiti in 2026.
ICE is engaged in a very large escalation nationwide, with the agency claiming to be hitting record arrest numbers amid the return of quotas. This has gotten very little attention from the media because ICE learned lessons from the chaotic disasters of Kristi Noem’s tenure. Keep a watch.
ICE is surging in the Seattle area. (Map shows activity in the last week) Do you have your whistle with you?
Follow below for possible 3rd country removal(s) to Africa.
Two small (14-seat) Journey jets departed Alexandria, LA within 5mins of each other at around 12:30pm local. Both jets appear to be heading towards the African continent. We’re monitoring for potential forced third country transfer/deportations in the region.
Very interesting analysis of Everglades detention center movements by @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social 👇🏾👇🏾
(1/3) At least 171 ICE shuffle flights departed from the FL Everglades during the operation of the despicable detention center there, from opening in Jul '25 & closure in Jun '26. Top destinations were Alexandria, LA (70% of flights), w/ smaller # 's to El Paso & Harlingen, TX
A small (14-seat) Talon jet that departed Phoenix, AZ yesterday afternoon w/ a stop in Puerto Rico, landed in Liberia and Gambia this morning. The deportation stop in Liberia may have removed third country nationals.
2 small (14-seat) Journey jets that departed Mesa, AZ Sunday night at 11:40pm & 12am ET have just landed in Jasionka, Poland, likely marking the 4th time ICE Air has operated flights to Poland after previous flight carried Ukrainians later transferred via land border to Ukraine.
Second small jet deportation to Africa from Mesa AZ in two days. Follow 👇 for updates.
A small (14-seat) Journey jet that departed Mesa, AZ early this afternoon is now en route eastward & toward the African continent after refueling in Puerto Rico. We’re monitoring this flight for potential deportation(s) /third country transfers in the region.
(3/3) Continued escalation of forced third country transfers
A small (14-seat) Talon jet has just departed Puerto Rico & is currently heading east, potentially to carry out deportations in the African continent. The flight departed from the ICE detention facility at Mesa-Gateway Airport.
@humanrightsfirst.org 's ICE Flight Monitor May 2026 report reveals record levels of ICE Air deportation flights, an expansion of forced third country transfers, & continued high shuffle flight volumes. See May’s key findings here: humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-fl…
May overview: IFM warns that these trends represent an unprecedented escalation of immigration enforcement with serious human rights implications. Federal courts have already found many of these practices unlawful. They endanger vulnerable people & erode democratic accountability
An ICE Air flight (OAE2264) is scheduled to depart Alexandria, LA for Senegal in 2 hours (2:40pm local time). This flight is expected to make multiple deportation stops in Sub-Saharan Africa, and we’ll be monitoring for forced third country transfers in the region.
The dangerous and inhumane ICE deportation of third country nationals landed in Bangui, Central African Republic in the dangerous dark hours, as a thief in the night so as to hide the atrocity. But it was all captured 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
UPDATE: The ICE deportation flight (OAE2272) has just landed at Bangui Int’l Airport in Central African Republic, removing Iranian, Afghan, and other third country nationals from the U.S. This marks the first forced third country flight to CAR.
The ICE Air flight (OAE2272) has just departed Ghana and is now en route, likely stopping in Central African Republic next. This flight is carrying Iranians, Afghans and others granted protection by a U.S. IJ.
‼️👀✈️. The inhumane ICE deportation to Central African Republic is in the air. First stop Ghana.
‼️The ICE deportation flight (OAE2272) has just taken off from Alexandria, LA for Ghana. This will be the 1st leg of the flight before stopping in Central African Republic with Iranian, Afghan & Syrian nationals.
‼️👀✈️ likely the staging flight for the inhumane deportation flight to Central African Republic as reported below. Follow @iceflightmonitor 👇🏾👇🏾for confirmation and updates!
‼️An ICE Air flight (OAE2272) is scheduled to arrive in Alexandria, LA at 2:57pm local time to stage for a deportation(s). It’s highly likely that this is the flight carrying Iranian, Afghan & Syrian nationals to Central African Republic per @nytimes. Link below ⬇️
Overview of ICE Air flights: Tuesday, June 9
‼️After a likely deportation of Palestinians to Israel, route continues and includes deportation of Russians and likely other 3rd country nationals in Moldova.
UPDATE: After Romania, the ICE deportation flight (OAE2198) has arrived in Chisinau, Moldova, likely forcibly transferring Russians and possibly other third country nationals there from the U.S. This marks the 3rd such flight to Moldova after flights in Mar & Apr 2026.
Likely another deportation to Honduras on a military plane. Follows two of the same last week.
A C30J military aircraft has just departed Harlingen, TX for Honduras. This flight is likely carrying third country nationals as well as Hondurans, and marks the 3rd deportation on a U.S. military plane since Sept. 2025, following 2 such flights on June 4 & 6.
👀✈️ ICE Deportation flight stops in Tel Aviv - most likely for deportation of Palestinians.
(1/2) UPDATE: The ICE deportation flight (OAE2198) is expected to arrive in Sofia, Bulgaria at 10:47pm ET. This flight may be bound for Israel next as some advocates have suggested that Palestinians may be on board. We’re actively monitoring and will confirm destination.