ICE Air Weekly Activity – Week of 15 March 2021. (photo Reuters)

Removal flights at 9 at extremely low level. Lowest since the week of 26 April 2020 at 6.

Dramatic change with no flights to Mexico. First time there have been no flights since May 2020. In January 237 flights, In February 24. We have a question to ICE to see if that was a US or MX decision. All it means is that more are expelled by land across the border.

Domestic shuffle flights still elevated at 64, of which 31, almost half were related to the “lateral” flights from Brownsville to El Paso and San Diego each day (including weekends), some of which originated in San Antonio.

Count up. Day 55 March 16

***ICE AIR FLIGHTS WILL NOT STOP, AND PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE RETURNED TO MEXICO OR THEIR COUNTRIES, UNTIL THE CDC HEALTH ORDER (TITLE 42) IS RESCINDED.***

ICE Air Weekly Activity – Week of 8 March 2021.

Monday started the 2 per day flights from Brownsville to El Paso, and several originated in San Antonio accounting for 13 of the 66 shuffle flights.

Although initially the implication seemed to be to shelters in El Paso that the 270 people a day on the 2 flights were going to be released to them, we were always suspicious of that conclusion. It appears that some of the people on those planes are being expelled into MX from El Paso. Especially worrisome is if families are flown there for expulsion because MX won’t receive them in Tamaulipas, but will in Chihuahua.

Count up. Day 50 March 11

***ICE AIR FLIGHTS WILL NOT STOP, AND PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE RETURNED TO MEXICO OR THEIR COUNTRIES, UNTIL THE CDC HEALTH ORDER (TITLE 42) IS RESCINDED.***

Count up. Day 49 March 10

***ICE AIR FLIGHTS WILL NOT STOP, AND PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE RETURNED TO MEXICO OR THEIR COUNTRIES, UNTIL THE CDC HEALTH ORDER (TITLE 42) IS RESCINDED.***

ICE Air Weekly Activity – Week of 1 March 2021.

Photo – new arrivals in Matamoros with no hope because of Title 42 and no safe place

Flight activity DOES seem to be deescalating based on the last 3 weeks, one of which may have been weather impacted.

Count up. Day 46 March 7

***ICE AIR FLIGHTS WILL NOT STOP, AND PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE RETURNED TO MEXICO OR THEIR COUNTRIES, UNTIL THE CDC HEALTH ORDER (TITLE 42) IS RESCINDED.***

We must stop perpetuating and reinforcing the “infected immigrant” trope with Title 42 and tell the truth. If it is about controlling migration, say it.

Image: Telegram from El Paso Mayor to US Surgeon General, 1916

Count up. Day 42 March 3

***ICE AIR FLIGHTS WILL NOT STOP, AND PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE RETURNED TO MEXICO OR THEIR COUNTRIES, UNTIL THE CDC HEALTH ORDER (TITLE 42) IS RESCINDED.***

**NEW REPORT**

By Tom Cartwright

ICE Air Flights February 2021 & Last 12 Months

Count up. Day 41 Biden Administration, March 2

***ICE AIR FLIGHTS WILL NOT STOP, AND PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE RETURNED TO MEXICO OR THEIR COUNTRIES, UNTIL THE CDC HEALTH ORDER (TITLE 42) IS RESCINDED.***

ICE Air Weekly Activity – Week of 22 Feb 2021.

Photo: A young girl learns she will be freed from the trap of MPP in Matamoros and will join her family in the US to seek asylum. Joy.

Far fewer removal flights than most weeks at 15. Driven by 6 fewer flights per week to Mexico.

There were a large number of domestic flights shuffling people around the US, but some may have been make-up flights from those weather impacted the prior week.

Count up. Day 39 February 28

***ICE AIR FLIGHTS WILL NOT STOP, AND PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE RETURNED TO MEXICO OR THEIR COUNTRIES, UNTIL THE CDC HEALTH ORDER (TITLE 42) IS RESCINDED.***

Count up. Day 35 February 24

***ICE AIR FLIGHTS WILL NOT STOP, AND PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE RETURNED TO MEXICO OR THEIR COUNTRIES, UNTIL THE CDC HEALTH ORDER (TITLE 42) IS RESCINDED.***

Count up. Day 33 February 22

***ICE AIR FLIGHTS WILL NOT STOP, AND PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE RETURNED TO MEXICO OR THEIR COUNTRIES, UNTIL THE CDC HEALTH ORDER (TITLE 42) IS RESCINDED.***

Since Title 42 has been in place, the # of pedestrians and passengers crossing the border from Mexico approaches 100,000,000. No health checks. During that time, 440,000 migrants were expelled with no chance to assert their legal right to asylum because of health concerns. Logic?

Map: Decolonial Atlas

ICE Air Weekly Activity – Week of 15 Feb 2021.

Week severely impacted by weather. Average daily flights are around 18 and this week the daily flights were M-F, 6, 7, 3, 3. This week there and 18, respectively. In a typical week there are 21 removal flights. This week there were only 12. In a typical week there are 89 total ICE Air legs. This week there were only 37.

Count up. Day 30 February 19

***ICE AIR FLIGHTS WILL NOT STOP, AND PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE RETURNED TO MEXICO OR THEIR COUNTRIES, UNTIL THE CDC HEALTH ORDER (TITLE 42) IS RESCINDED.***

Count up. Day 29 @JoeBiden @AliMayorkas 2/18/21.

ICE AIR FLIGHTS WON'T STOP, AND PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE RETURNED TO MEXICO OR THEIR COUNTRIES, UNTIL THE CDC HEALTH ORDER (TITLE 42) IS RESCINDED. People are “expelled" based on a false excuse of health safety. #EndTitle42

Count up. Day 28 Biden Administration, February 17

***ICE AIR FLIGHTS WILL NOT STOP, AND PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE RETURNED TO MEXICO OR THEIR COUNTRIES, UNTIL THE CDC HEALTH ORDER (TITLE 42) IS RESCINDED.***