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Lawsuit Alleges CSI Aviation and GlobalX Facilitated Illegal Deportation Flights to El Salvador Prison
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Alleged Illegal Deportation Flights
A federal lawsuit filed in July 2025 accuses Albuquerque-based CSI Aviation and Miami-based GlobalX of transporting 230 Venezuelan asylum seekers on flights in March 2025 to the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador—a prison known for reports of torture and abuse. The complaint asserts that the migrants were misled about their destination, subjected to humiliation and torture, and that their families received no information about their whereabouts until a later prisoner-swap secured their release.
Legal and Contract Background
The suit cites ICE contracts awarded to the two firms: CSI Aviation received more than $1.2 billion in contracts during the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term and a new “ICE Air” contract valued at up to $1.5 billion in 2026. GlobalX is similarly implicated for its role in the same flights. The plaintiffs argue that the contracts were obtained through political connections and that the companies knowingly violated a court order prohibiting such deportations.
Official Response from Plaintiffs
The attorneys are seeking monetary damages on behalf of the affected migrants.
Key Figures & Financial Details
- Allen Weh – Founder and CEO of CSI Aviation; alleged donor of six-figure sums to the Trump administration.
- Ben Davis – Local trial lawyer leading the civil-rights litigation.
- Contracts – $1.2 billion (initial ICE contracts) and up to $1.5 billion (2026 ICE Air contract).
- Migrant Count – 230 Venezuelan asylum seekers transported to El Salvador.
Verbatim Quotes
- “He is very tied in with the current Trump administration. Based on the lawsuit, it looks like he and his family have donated significant funds, six figures. And in return, it looks like they received a no-bid contract that is over a billion dollars,” — Davis. The