New England Patriots' Charter Plane Flies to Guantanamo Bay

New England Patriots' Charter Plane Flies to Guantanamo Bay

A New England Patriots plane made a trip to and from Guantánamo Bay, public flight tracking data shows.

New England Patriots' charter plane flew to Guantanamo Bay

Data from FlightAware show that a plane bearing the Patriots plane's call sign and tail number flew to and from Guantánamo Bay. The Trump administration has used the Navy base at Guantánamo in recent months to hold migrants slated for deportation, despite questions of whether the practice is legal.

U.S. government made New England Patriots team plane fly to Guantánamo Bay

A Patriots spokesperson reportedly said the team plane did not carry detainees and was "not used for any kind of deportation flight."