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12/26/20
DEATH FLIGHTS - WEEK OF 21 December
Ø Feliz Navidad (Merry Christmas) – No
Ø Nochebueno (Christmas Eve) – 8 deportations
Ø Navidad (Christmas) – 2 deportations
Ø 8 Weeks with no flights to Honduras because of hurricanes Eta and Iota. Prior there were 4-5 per weeks.
Ø Lowest level of deportations to Guatemala (1) since the week of 1 June
12/21/20
DEATH FLIGHTS - WEEK OF 14 December. Photo: by Witness Florence: Omni Air (ICE Air) deportation to Africa.
Ø Lowest level of deportations (16) to Latin America and the Caribbean since the week of 9 August.
Ø 7 Weeks with no flights to Honduras because of hurricanes Eta and Iota. Prior there were 4-5 per weeks.
Ø Lowest level of deportations to Guatemala (2) since the week of 3 August.
Ø We will be very interested in # of encounters when reported for December. I think they may be flat to down, a contrarian guess.
Ø 16 deportation flights to 9 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean AND deportations to 5 African countries.
12/13/20
DEATH FLIGHTS - WEEK OF 7 December – please share for transparency
Ø 6 WEEKS WITH NO FLIGHTS TO HONDURAS BECAUSE OF HURRICANES ETA AND IOTA. PRIOR WEEKS THERE WERE 4-5 PER WEEK.
Ø DEPORTATIONS TO GUATEMALA NOW ABOUT HALF OF WHAT THEY WERE LAST MONTH.
Ø ARE MORE PEOPLE BEING EXPELLED BY LAND TO MEXICO? OR WILL WE SEE ENCOUNTERS LOWER IN NOVEMBER WHEN REPORTED?
Ø STILL, 17 DEPORTATION FLIGHTS TO 6 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.
Ø 86 TOTAL FLIGHTS, 5 BELOW THE LAST 6-MONTH AVERAGE
12/6/20
DEATH FLIGHTS - WEEK OF 30 November – please share for transparency
Ø STILL NO FLIGHTS TO HONDURAS BECAUSE OF HURRICANES ETA AND IOTA. PRIOR WEEKS THERE WERE 4-5 PER WEEK.
Ø STILL, 20 DEPORTATION FLIGHTS TO 8 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.
Ø 96 TOTAL FLIGHTS, EQUAL TO THE LAST 6-MONTH AVERAGE
11/30/20
DEATH FLIGHTS - WEEK OF 23 November – please share for transparency
Ø ICE AIR TAKES THANKSGIVING OFF – ALMOST: 1 DEPORTATION TO GUADELAJARA ON THANKSGIVING.
Ø 19 DEPORTATION FLIGHTS. 4-5 FEWER BECAUSE THERE WERE NO FLIGHTS TO HONDURAS STILL REELING FROM HURRICANE “Eta” AND “Iota.”
Ø 6 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
Ø 81 TOTAL FLIGHTS ABOUT AVERAGE ON A DAILY BASIS
11/22/20
DEATH FLIGHTS - WEEK OF 16 November – please share for transparency
FINALLY, AT LEAST 2 BACK TO BACK HURRICANES SLOW ICE AIR (photo is Deportation Destination Airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras)
Ø 17 DEPORTATION FLIGHTS. 4-5 FEWER BECAUSE THERE WERE NO FLIGHTS TO HONDURAS AND 1-2 FEWER BECAUSE ONLY 1 TO EL SALVADOR BECAUSE OF HURRICANE “Eta” AND “Iota.”
Ø 5 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
Ø 76 TOTAL FLIGHTS – FEWEST WEEKLY SINCE WEEK OF 31 MAY
11/14/20
DEATH FLIGHTS - WEEK OF 9 November – please share for transparency
HURRICANE AND HATE COLLIDE
Ø 25 DEPORTATION FLIGHTS IN SPITE OF 4-5 FEWER BECAUSE THERE WERE NO FLIGHTS TO HONDURAS AS IT WAS DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE “Eta” AND “Iota” MAY BE ON THE WAY.
Ø 9 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. 3 IN AFRICA: CAMEROON, DR CONGO AND ANGOLA
Ø 99 TOTAL FLIGHTS
Image: North Texas Dream Team
11/9/20
DEATH FLIGHTS - WEEK OF 2 November – please share for transparency
Ø 21 DEPORTATION FLIGHTS IN SPITE OF 4-5 FEWER BECAUSE THERE WERE NO FLIGHTS TO HONDURAS AS IT WAS DEVASTATED BY “ETA” STORM AND FLOODING (see picture)
Ø 7 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
Ø 89 TOTAL FLIGHTS – ALMOST ½ DOMESTIC SHUFFLE FLIGHTS MOVING PEOPLE AROUND AS 3RD COVID WAVE RAGES
11/1/20
DEATH FLIGHTS - WEEK OF 26 October – please share for transparency
Ø TIED FOR THE 2nd HIGHEST DEPORTATION WEEK OF THE YEAR AT 31
Ø 10 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
Ø We continue to believe the ICE Air ramp up over the last 5 weeks reflects more T-42 (CDC order) expulsions by air.
Ø 127 TOTAL FLIGHTS – 5TH week in a row over 100 per week.
10/26/20
DEATH FLIGHTS - WEEK OF 19 October – please share for transparency
Ø We continue to believe the ICE Air ramp up over the last 4 weeks reflects more T-42 (CDC order) expulsions by air.
Ø 27 DEPORTATIONS - brings the 6 week to average to 25, up from 18 for the prior 6 week average. (note: includes people expelled under T-42)
Ø 7 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
Ø 106 TOTAL FLIGHTS – 4TH week in a row over 100 per week.
10/19/20
DEATH FLIGHTS - WEEK OF 12 October
Ø RECORD BREAKING WEEK OF DEATH FLIGHTS
Ø 34 DEPORTATIONS - THE MOST DEPORTATIONS IN ANY WEEK IN 2020, EVEN PRE-PANDEMIC (these include expulsions under Title 42 (CDC Order) - to 10 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
Ø 125 TOTAL FLIGHTS – 4TH HIGHEST WEEK IN 2020.
Image: “Crying for Freedom” by Laurie Cooper
9/20/20
DEATH FLIGHTS - WEEK OF 14 September – please share for transparency
Ø 24 DEPORTATIONS
Ø 1 FLIGHT ROUTE TO AFRICA. 4 DEPORTATION DESTINATIONS IN AFRICA THAT PROVIDED trump WITH A BRAGGING OPPORTUNITY
Ø 10 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
WEEKLY SUMMARY
- 84 Total Flights. Down 12 from last week, and 9 below the last 6-week average of 93.
- 24 Deportations – up 3 from last week, and 3 over prior 6-week average. To 10 different countries, of which 4 were in Africa.