Thread: ICE deports illegal aliens to Central America, brings back Americans

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ICE deports illegal immigrants to Central America, brings back Americans stranded under coronavirus measures

By Adam Shaw | Fox News

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using flights deporting illegal immigrants to two Central American countries to bring back Americans stranded by restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
ICE, working with the State Department, has brought home 209 U.S. citizens on the return leg of two deportation flights to El Salvador and Honduras, the agency said in a statement. Those flights took place on March 22 and 24, respectively.

Acting Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli touted the moves in a series of tweets where he posted pictures of the Americans being brought home.

Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli

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This was an ICE flight repatriating Hondurans to Honduras, & ICE arranged your bring stranded Americans home on the return flight from Honduras.



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“This was an ICE flight repatriating Hondurans to Honduras, & ICE arranged your bring stranded Americans home on the return flight from Honduras,” he tweeted.

Both countries have placed significant restrictions on movement and travel over the coronavirus, with Honduras closing its borders entirely -- leaving some foreigners stranded.

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A U.S. women’s tackle football team was airlifted out of Honduras on Friday by the U.S. military after being stuck there for nearly a week.

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The Trump administration last year made a number of Asylum Cooperative Agreements with Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, which includes greater cooperation for returning migrants to their countries.

ICE said in a statement that it will continue to use flights from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to return U.S. citizens. The agency said that such operations could also be expanded to countries outside the Northern Triangle.

The U.S. has placed a number of restrictions on non-essential incoming travel at the northern and southern border, as well as from Europe, China and Iran, but those restrictions do not apply to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents.

On illegal immigration, the Trump administration has said it will change procedures in order to protect officers and the general public, while continuing to apprehend and deport illegal immigrants.

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Load that plane FULL of Central Americans and give us our monies worth.

Empty out those detention centers and send them back including the UACs and pregnant ones. Get them on the aircraft first.

Let their military set up tents to house and feed them, process them, and release them back home or relocate them within their countries.

I.C.E. News Releases

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03/25/2020

ICE Air flying home US citizens from Central America during COVID-19 outbreak



WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), working with the U.S. Department of State, has brought home a total of 209 United States citizens on the return leg of two removal flights via ICE Air Operations. U.S. citizens occupied the Space Available seats on flights to the United States from Honduras and El Salvador.

ICE removed Honduran nationals with final orders of removal from the United States to their home country on March 22, and Salvadoran nationals on March 24. On the return flight to the UnitedStates, ICE facilitated the transportation of U.S. citizens in accordance with the OMB Circular A-126 and the DHS MD 0020.1.

ICE will continue to work with the State Department to facilitate the safe return of U.S. citizens on future removal flight returns from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador throughout the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.These return operations could also potentially expand to other countries outside of the Northern Triangle.

Last Reviewed/Updated: 03/25/2020

https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ic...id-19-outbreak

50,000 Americans Stranded Abroad By Coronavirus Events, State Department Says

04/02/2020

WASHINGTON, DC

COVID-19

ICE Air brought home 69 US citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents from Nicaragua and Honduras
ICE removed Honduran and Nicaraguan nationals with final orders of removal from the United States to their home countries on April 1.

On the return flights to the United States, ICE facilitated the transportation of U.S. citizens and LPRs in accordance with the OMB Circular A-126 and the DHS MD 0020.1.


04/01/2020

WASHINGTON, DC

OPERATIONAL

ICE Air brought home 114 US citizens from El Salvador March 31 amid COVID-19 outbreak
On the return flight to the United States, ICE facilitated the transportation of U.S. citizens in accordance with the OMB Circular A-126 and the DHS MD 0020.1.

I hope ICEair is charging for the return flights to offset deportation costs.

They should offer this service year round on return flights for Americans.

Fill that plane up, no free ride back.