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

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

Statement from the government of Eswatini on third country removals

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

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 5d

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 · 6d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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 · 8d

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 · 8d

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

All flights have been domestic transfers moving people between U.S. detention

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

As of Sept. 27th, at least 22 ICE Air flights have passed through Hanscom Airfield in Bedford, MA. After pausing in mid-July, flights resumed on Sept. 5 and were operated by Avelo, Eastern Air Express, and GlobalX charters.

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

All flights subsequently transferred people to facilities in Alexandria, LA and El Paso, TX, likely staging for deportations.

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

As of Sept. 24, ICE Flight Monitor tracked at least 16 flights to the Everglades since the Florida detention center opened in July. Earlier this month, a 2nd detention center opened in north Florida with 4 flights already arriving at nearby Lake City Airport.

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

(2/2)This likely occurred due to a plane crash at the Simone Bolivar Airport about an hour before the ICE flight’s scheduled landing. It is unclear if ICE will proceed with the deportation to Venezuela from Florida.

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

(1/2) On Wednesday, the biweekly ICE deportation flight to Venezuela diverted while en route from El Paso, TX to Aruba and returned to the U.S., landing near the Everglades detention center.

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

An Uzbekistan Airways flight that departed JFK Airport last night and is en route to Tashkent may be carrying third-country nationals. A previous flight with similar characteristics on April 30 deported more than 131 Central Asians, including citizens from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 19d

UPDATE: The ICE deportation flight made 3 additional stops in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique after Ghana. This is the first deportation flight to Mozambique since at least 2020, and the first to Zimbabwe and Zambia since June and December 2024, respectively.

ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 19d

UPDATE: The ICE deportation flight just landed in Accra, Ghana. It took place on a small jet (max 14 passengers)

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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 19d

UPDATE: The ICE deportation flight just landed in Accra, Ghana. It took place on a small jet (max 14 passengers)

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