Tues (11th) and 2 ICE Air scheduled to #Haiti. One from Laredo and one from El Paso which is the first from there since the mass removal began in Sept. If both operate (will confirm here) this makes 133 flights since 19 Sept expelling about 14,100 and …
And now a flight #134 since 19 Sept from Laredo to Cap Haitien, the first there in well over a month. It is in the air with 1 of the above flights. Expelling around 14,200 and the 170th since inauguration expelling about 17,000. The other one above scheduled to leave in an hour.
Just closing out. All 3 flights above operated today.
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Wed (12th) ICE Air flight #135 since 19 Sept scheduled to #Haiti on the 12th anniversary of the devastating earthquake that forced many people to seek food and shelter where possible outside of Haiti. Some end this long journey rejected this way. This flight from El Paso, only
The second from there(yesterday 1st) expelling about 14,400 since 19 Sept and the 171st flight since inauguration expelling about 17,300. 19th in Jan and 44th in the last month since 13 Dec. Posting add’l flights today here. @Ameliebaron@SarnataReynolds@SandraDVOA@Arosaflores
Mon (10th) ICE Air flight #129 since 19 Sept scheduled to #Haiti from Laredo expelling about 13,700 # 165 since inauguration expelling about 16,600. The 13th in Dec and 28th since 13 Dec. will post additional today in thread. @Ameliebaron@SandraDVOA@YaelSchacher@daniburgip
2nd flight scheduled now also from Laredo. #130 since 19 Sept expelling around 13,800 and # 166 since inauguration expelling around 16,700. 14 in December and watching to see if there will be another today. If so, will add here.
It’s 7am Tues and expulsion Flight #81 since 19 Sept is scheduled to Haiti to Port-Au-Prince from Laredo. This will bring the estimate of the number expelled to around 8,600 since 19 Sept. this is the 117th likely removal flight to Haiti under Pres. Biden with an estimated 11,000
1/9 🧵 683 ICE Air flight legs in Oct. 3rd highest month in 22 months since starting to document in Jan 2020. Only behind August, 695 and September, 766. Last 3 months at 2,144 highest 3 months since documenting. witnessattheborder.org/posts/11721-2
2/9 In Oct, 139 removal flights, the second highest in 22 months following 192 in Sept. Adding 43 lateral flights (effectively removal flights) bumps up to 182. Below 232 (including lateral) in Sept, but 50 over prior high.
3/9 Since President Biden's inauguration, 4,547 likely ICE Air flights, of which 739 were removals. Adding 313 lateral flights jumps to 1,052. The 683 flights in Oct was 33% over pre-Biden Nov/Dec average. Almost 70% of removal flights…
🧵Based on the CBP data there were 43,570 encounters in the Del Rio Sector in September, up from 33,062 in August. Of these,15,951 were Haitians, up from 5,185 in August. Of the 15,951 Haitians, 6,215 were subject to Title 42 ( 39%) and 9,736 (61%) subject to Title 8. Both of
…these statistics are below the prior discussed numbers (not specific to bridge TOP, or Haitians) of 30,000 and 12,000 released to seek asylum. What we Don’t know is: how many Title 8 were/are in detention (not released to community)….
..and how many Title 8 may have then been removed under expedited removal. As of Sept 30 there were approximately 6,100 removed on 57 planes to Haiti.
It’s good to remind ourselves that although 40% of encounters in March resulted in releases that 103,900 PEOPLE WERE EXPELLED at our doorstep without even the illusion of due process or the ability to make their…
…to assert their legal right to seek asylum or protection here. This includes 17,345 family members, many of whom have very small children and who were expelled directly into MX. Almost 25% of these families were…
…put on ICE Air in Brownsville and swept away to El Paso or San Diego, 1000s of miles away, and dumped into Juarez or Tijuana in states of confusion and impending danger, with no support or care. All because Tamaulipas, where they crossed, will not accept …