Avelo Airlines to end ICE deportation charters as it cuts commercial flights, jobs

Avelo Airlines to stop deportation flights after months of backlash

Avelo Airlines will stop flying deportation charters for the Department of Homeland Security, ending its service for Immigration and Customs Enforcement after less than a year.

Avelo Airlines to stop deportation flights for ICE

Avelo Airlines, a low-cost carrier operating in dozens of markets across the U.S., will be closing its base in Mesa, Arizona, and concluding "all participation" in a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) charter program.

Avelo Airlines is getting out of the deportation business

Avelo Airlines has announced that it will no longer fly deportation flights for the U.S. government, citing public backlash. The airline began flying deportees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last year, despite protests from lawmakers in New York and Connecticut.  CEO Andrew Levy announced the pivot in policy in an email to staff, saying the airline had found itself in the middle of the sensitive and controversial debate over …

Budget Airline Cancels Its Deportation Contract With ICE, Citing ‘Political Controversy’

The low-cost Avelo Airlines has cancelled its deportation flights contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Airline Cuts Ties to ICE Because Deportation Flights Are Bad Business

Avelo Airlines will no longer be carrying out deportation flights.

Avelo Airlines to stop flying ICE deportation flights

Avelo Airlines, an ultra-low-cost airline, announced Tuesday that it will end its contract with the U.S. government to conduct deportation flights.