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ICE Expands Deportation Flights Amid Criticism Over Transparency

3/27/2026

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Surveillance video shows Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, and his father Adrian Conejo Arias detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on January 20, 2026, and escorted onto a Delta flight to Texas.
Video, obtained by activists and the Associated Press, shows federal agents using flights for deportations.
ICE Air Operations expanded transfer and deportation flights, documenting 1,630 flights in February.
Critics say the practice reduces transparency in immigration enforcement.

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Surveillance video shows Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, and his father Adrian Conejo Arias detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on January 20, 2026, and escorted onto a Delta flight to Texas.
Video, obtained by activists and the Associated Press, shows federal agents using flights for deportations.
ICE Air Operations expanded transfer and deportation flights, documenting 1,630 flights in February.
Critics say the practice reduces transparency in immigration enforcement.