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The Trump donor’s Gulfstream jet was contracted by U.S. agencies for deportations, with passengers restrained and flights making stops in Ireland and Bulgaria, The Guardian reported.
- On Thursday, a Guardian investigation reported that Gil Dezer, Florida real estate tycoon and Trump donor, owns the private jet used in U.S. deportations.
- After Avelo Airlines canceled its government contract, U.S. government agencies increasingly relied on private industry allies amid a Trump administration deportation campaign targeting Palestinians.
- On January 22, eight Palestinian men were flown from Arizona to Ben Gurion Airport, shackled with restraints, and the jet made refuelling stops bearing the Dezer Development logo.
- Families of the deported faced separation as several deported Palestinians held U.S. green cards, and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights reported "at least 10" settler attacks in the West Bank.
- Flight records show the jet was chartered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement through Journey Aviation, and Human Rights First data reveal at least four prior removal flights to Kenya, Liberia, Guinea, and Eswatini with refuelling stops in Ireland and Bulgaria.
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Gil Dezer is a longtime Trump business associate. On two occasions, ICE flew Palestinian immigrants from the United States to Tel Aviv, from where they were taken to the West Bank.
Trump donor's private jet is now being used for deportations
A new investigation from The Guardian published Thursday has revealed that a friend and donor of President Donald Trump has been using his private jet for deportations. Gil Dezer, a Florida property tycoon and longtime friend of the Trump family, has now twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to T...
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