US EditionKristi Noem is pushing for ICE to buy and operate a fleet of deportation planes: NBC News
Homeland Security plans to invest $30 billion from recent legislation to buy about 30 planes, potentially doubling monthly deportations from 15,000 to 30,000.
- NBC News reports Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is pushing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to buy and operate its own fleet of deportation planes, as the Trump administration may soon approve this move.
- The recent spending law set aside $30 billion for ICE deportation efforts and gave ICE over $75 billion total, sharply increasing its $9.5 billion annual budget.
- ICE currently relies on charter flights, typically hiring eight to 14 aircraft for 15,000 removals monthly, paying $100,000 to $200,000 per flight and roughly $25,000 per hour.
- Buying a fleet would carry high upfront costs, with purchasing 30 passenger jets costing between $2.4 billion and $12 billion, but former ICE officials say it could potentially double monthly deportations.
- Houser says hitting removal targets would need roughly 30 planes to reach 30 to 35,000 monthly removals, while trackers report ICE chartered just over 1,000 flights by July's end.
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Instead of relying on charter flights, the Department of Homeland Security is considering using its own airplanes to carry out deportations. A former immigration official said the change could double the number of people removed from the United States. NBC News reported that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is leading the effort and working to secure a new fleet for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. From charters to ownership Sources told NBC News t…
DHS Secretary Noem Reportedly Pushes Plan for ICE to Buy Its Own Fleet of Deportation Planes
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is pushing for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to purchase, own and operate its own fleet of airplanes to carry out deportations, according to a new report
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