ICE Flight Monitor

Today, a U.S.-funded flight chartered by the Panamanian govt repatriated 134 Venezuelan nationals to Venezuela from Panama. This is the 1st repatriation flight to Venezuela conducted by Panama & funded by the U.S.

Yesterday, an ICE deportation flight conducted the 5th forced third country transfer to Costa Rica under a March 2026 MOU w/ the U.S. The flight originated in El Paso, TX & stopped in Harlingen, TX & Honduras before landing in San Jose.

(3/3) Removal flights are departing from more U.S. cities, incl. Abilene, TX & Jacksonville, FL, & landing in more destinations, incl. Mexico City & Tulum, alongside Tapachula & Villahermosa. ICE has also started using larger (300-400 seat) planes for deportation flights to MX.

(2/3) These flights carry only Mexican nationals, while third country nationals are mainly deported over the land border and bussed to southern Mexico.

(1/3) U.S. removal flights to Mexico have surged since April 13, totaling 71 flights from May 1-20 -- an avg of 25 flights per week compared to just 5/week earlier in 2026. This spike is largely due to a near-total pause in deportations of Mexicans via the U.S.-MX land border.

UPDATE: The ICE Air flight to Panama yesterday was likely a deportation. No other removal stops were conducted following the stop in Panama.

An ICE Air flight that originated in Alexandria, LA is currently en route to Panama after a deportation stop in Honduras. It’s unclear if this is a removal or fuel stop before an onward deportation.

Last night, an ICE Air flight (EAL8273) landed in Paraguay at 10:47pm ET, marking the 2nd forced third country transfer there following a flight on April 22. The flight originated in Alexandria, LA & made deportation stops in Colombia & Brazil prior to landing in Asunción.

An ICE Air flight that originated in Alexandria, LA is scheduled to depart Miami, FL for Havana, Cuba today. Deportation flights to Cuba typically occur on the 3rd Thursday of every month.

UPDATE: The ICE deportation flight from Alexandria, LA arrived in Saint Kitts and Nevis with 3 nationals of Jamaica & Belize, marking the 1st forced third country transfer there. caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/st-kitts-…

An ICE Air flight is currently en route to St. Kitts and Nevis after a deportation stop in the Dominican Republic. This’ll likely mark the 1st flight to carry third country nationals to St. Kitts. It originated in Alexandria, LA w/ a stop in Miami, FL.

UPDATE: The ICE deportation flight (OAE2149) arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone at 6:05am EST carrying 9 third country nationals removed from the U.S. and marking the 1st forced third country transfer there. ara.tv/v97lx

An ICE Air flight (OAE2149) is currently en route from Harlingen, TX to Puerto Rico - a common fuel stop before deportation stops in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is likely the flight carrying third country nationals to Sierra Leone, which is expected to land on May 20, per @Reuters

Yesterday, a small Journey plane that originated in Phoenix, AZ, with stops in Puerto Rica & Senegal, landed in Nairobi, Kenya. This marked the 13th deportation flight to Kenya under Trump’s 2nd term.

An ICE Air flight is currently en route to San Jose, Costa Rica from Honduras. It originated in Harlingen, TX & stopped in El Paso. This would likely mark the 4th forced third country transfer to Costa Rica after 3 flights on April 11, 17, & 24.

(4/4) Read the full April 2026 report here. humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-fl…

(3/4) Long-haul multi-country deportation flights continue. In April, a single ICE Air flight made 6 deportation stops, lasting a grueling 51 hours while people onboard remained shackled throughout the flight, layovers, & fuel stops.

(1/4) @humanrights1st 's ICE Flight Monitor April 2026 report reveals record levels of ICE Air deportation flights, an expansion of forced third country transfers, & continued high shuffle flight volumes. See April's key findings here: