ICE Flight Monitor
@iceflightmonitor
Tracking and documenting ICE flights. Housed @humanrightsfirst.org and based on @tomcartwright.bsky.social’s methodology. Contact: Info@iceflightmonitor.org
July overview: IFM warns that these trends represent an unprecedented escalation of immigration enforcement with serious human rights implications.
UPDATE: After a stop in Senegal, the small (14-seat) Journey jet has just landed in Yaounde, Cameroon, forcibly transferring third country nationals there from the U.S. This marks the the 5th such flight to Cameroon under the 2nd Trump admin.
UPDATE: The small Talon jet arrived in Chisinau, Moldova at 5:30am local time, likely removing Russians and possibly other third country nationals there. This marks the 4th such flight to Moldova in 2026.
A small Journey jet that departed Mesa, AZ at ~7pm local time yesterday evening is currently approaching the African continent. We are monitoring this flight for potential deportations in the region.
A small (14-seat) Talon jet that departed Alexandria, LA this morning has just landed in Bangor, ME, likely to refuel before carrying out a deportation. We are monitoring this flight and will add updates to this thread.
UPDATE: The small Journey jet that originated in Harlingen, TX Tuesday afternoon landed in Lagos, Nigeria after a stop in Senegal.
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.
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.
UPDATE: After a deportation stop in CAR, the ICE Air flight (EAL8283) has now landed in Accra, Ghana, likely carrying third country nationals from the U.S.
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: After a stop in Senegal, the ICE Air flight (EAL8281) arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone at 12:30pm local time (UTC). This likely marks the 3rd forced third country transfer to Sierra Leone.
An ICE Air flight (EAL8280) is scheduled to depart Fort Worth, TX for Senegal at 6:10pm local time. This flight is expected to make multiple deportation stops in the African continent. We’re also monitoring for potential forced third country transfers in the region.
An ICE Air flight from Alexandria, LA, reportedly carrying 8 third country nationals from the U.S., landed in Belize today, marking the 2nd such flight to land there under the U.S.-Belize agreement. lovefm.com/eight-more-f...
UPDATE: After landing in Laos, the ICE Air flight made deportation stops in Dhaka, Bangladesh and Hanoi, Vietnam. The total journey from Alexandria, LA lasted over 34 hrs, with people onboard physically restrained the entire time.
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.
UPDATE: After arriving in Anchorage, the ICE Air flight (OAE2323) stopped to refuel again in Guam. It is now en route for its 1st deportation stop in Vientiane, Laos (ETA 6:15am local time).
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.
Last week on Jul 23, IFM tracked an ICE Air flight to Paraguay, likely marking the 4th forced third country transfer there since such flights started in April.
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.
An ICE Air flight from Harlingen, TX landed in Belize today. We will be working to confirm if this marked the 1st transfer on non-Belize’s under the Asylum Cooperative Agreement.
11 third country nationals removed from the U.S. arrived in Eswatini yesterday.
UPDATE: After a nearly 20hr journey, the two jets have arrived in Eswatini, marking the 4th time third country nationals have been removed there from the U.S. The flight originated in Alexandria, LA, with a stop in Senegal.
UPDATE: The two Journey jets that departed Alexandria, LA earlier today have landed in Dakar, Senegal. This is likely a fuel stop before onward deportations in the region.
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.
(2/3) ICE shuffle flights out of the Everglades peaked in Mar '26 w/ 30 flights transferring people to/from other U.S. detention centers that month. 26% of the 171 shuffle flights out of the Everglades were conducted on U.S. Coast Guard planes.
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.
Yesterday, Jun 25, an ICE Air flight landed in Costa Rica, likely marking the 11th forced third country transfer there since April. The flight originated in Harlingen, TX with a stop in El Paso.