Overview
- The Massachusetts governor sent letters Thursday to executives at GlobalX in Miami and Eastern Airlines’ Eastern Air Express unit in Kansas City, calling on them to end deportation charters.
- She argued that rapid transfers move people out of state within hours of arrest, separating them from counsel and undermining due process.
- Healey pointed to Avelo Airlines’ decision to end immigration-detainee charters on January 27 as evidence that carriers can walk away from the contracts.
- Independent tracking by Human Rights First reports a post-2024 surge in domestic ICE flights, with more than 100 departures from Hanscom Field to 17 U.S. airports through November.
- Massport says it cannot legally block federally contracted flights or obtain advance notice, while ICE and DHS have not provided flight-specific responses to local officials.