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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 16h

UPDATE: The same ICE deportation flight (OAE3710) that departed Phoenix, AZ on Sunday made additional stops in Nigeria and Angola after first landing in Ghana. People on board were kept in shackles throughout the roughly 35-hour journey.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 1d

Today, a domestic transfer flight departed from Alexandria, LA, to the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay—the first such flight since the October 1 transfer of the remaining 18 individuals from GTMO offshore detention facilities back to U.S. soil.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE: The ICE deportation flight (OAE3710) that departed Phoenix, AZ yesterday with stops in El Paso and Baltimore, has just landed in Accra, Ghana. At this point, people onboard have been in shackles for nearly 24 hours.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 2d

An ICE deportation flight (OAE3710) just departed Baltimore, MD for Accra, Ghana. It originated from Phoenix, AZ, and stopped in El Paso, TX before landing in Baltimore. ICE Flight Monitor is actively monitoring and will update here.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 3d

Read our new report for more info on third country flights: humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-...

ICE Flight Monitor: September 2025 Monthly Report - Human Rights First

Executive Summary Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda. U.S. officials have adopted a range of new tactics to achieve ...

humanrightsfirst.org

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 3d

Yesterday ICE Flight Monitor tracked the first third country flight carrying Hondurans to Guatemala. It left Harlingen, TX at 6:44am CT, made a stop in Dallas and then landed at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City at 2:43pm CT. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 4d

An ICE Air flight (OAE3674) left Phoenix, Arizona late Wednesday evening and made deportation stops over 30+ hours—in Armenia, Georgia, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan—with people on board inhumanly shackled for excruciating long hours.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 5d

(2/2) These new highs reflect the escalation of Trump’s mass deportation campaign, raising significant due process concerns over the administration’s enforcement actions.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 5d

(1/2) 🚨The September 2025 ICE Flight Monitor report documents a record 1,464 U.S. immigration enforcement flights, including removals to 48 countries—the highest # of removal destinations recorded since at least 2020.
humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-...

ICE Flight Monitor: September 2025 Monthly Report - Human Rights First

Executive Summary Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda. U.S. officials have adopted a range of new tactics to achieve ...

humanrightsfirst.org

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 8d

Confirmation of third country removal flight to Eswatini with reporting based on ICE Flight Monitor’s tracking abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Plane carrying deportees from US arrives in African nation of Eswatini, lawyer says

A plane carrying a group of Southeast Asian migrants deported from the United States has landed in the African nation of Eswatini

abcnews.go.com

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 9d

The small jet landed in Eswatini after fuel stops in Puerto Rico, Senegal, and Angola—likely the second removal flight to Eswatini carrying third-country nationals, after the first in July. Individuals on board were shackled for over 26 hours.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 9d

The small jet just landed in Luanda, Angola. Unclear if this is fuel stop or removal stop.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 9d

Statement from the government of Eswatini on third country removals

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 9d

UPDATE: UPDATE: The small Journey jet made a fuel stop in Senegal and is now heading south—en route to carry out third-country removals to Eswatini, potentially with another fuel stop

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 9d

UPDATE: The small, 14-seat Journey jet that departed Alexandria, LA is now heading toward Africa after a (likely fuel) stop in Puerto Rico. Follow here for updates as we monitor this likely removal flight.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 10d

A small Journey jet (N352BH) just took off from Alexandria, LA. We’ll be monitoring to see whether it's a possible deportation to a home country or a possible third-country removal, as Journey jets have frequently been used for third-country removals.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 11d

ICE Air removal flight JNY86 took off from Phoenix, AZ on a 14-seat small jet. It's now bound for Hanoi and Vietnam, with fuel stops in Honolulu and Guam.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 12d

An ICE deportation flight (OAE3671) that departed Phoenix, AZ yesterday morning has just landed in Casablanca, Morocco after stops in Senegal (likely fuel) and Mauritania. This marks the 1st deportation to Morocco since at least 2020 when ICE flight tracking began.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 13d

UPDATE: the Qatar Air charter flight (QTR7312) transferring Iranians sent to Doha on an ICE Air plane (OAE3657) landed in Tehran at around 10:30 local time / 3AM EST

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 14d

UPDATE: a Qatar Airways plane (QTR7312) departed Doha and is heading toward Tehran. This is likely the charter flight carrying the Iranians flown to Doha on an ICE deportation flight. The ICE Air plane (OAE3657) has left Doha and is heading back west.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 14d

Update: Disturbingly, the deportation flight on a B772 plane (flight number OAE3657) that left Alexandria last night—likely carrying Iranians—has landed at Doha International Airport in Qatar. It remains unclear whether they’ll be deported to Tehran via a commercial or a charter flight.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 14d

Update: Disturbingly, the deportation flight on a B772 plane (flight number OAE3657) that left Alexandria last night—likely carrying Iranians—has landed at Doha International Airport in Qatar. It remains unclear whether they’ll be deported to Tehran via a commercial or a charter flight.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 14d

UPDATE: After 11 hours of flight time, the deportation flight landed in Cairo, Egypt at 5PM ET. Information on remaining flight legs is not available, but we will continue to monitor next moves.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 14d

This could likely be the deportation flight carrying Iranians to Qatar, per NYT.
🧵Follow this thread for updates

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/w...

U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say

www.nytimes.com

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 14d

We have been monitoring an ICE Air flight that departed Alexandria, LA late last night. It was expected to depart at 17:55 EST with a scheduled stop in Guantanamo. Instead it flew directly to Puerto Rico, likely to refuel before its current route to Cairo, Egypt (likely to refuel again).

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