Deportation flights
Coverage of Deportation flights in the Nexus archive.
- A quiet channel between ICE and Iran shaped deportation flights, newly released emails show
Newly released emails show that a channel between ICE and Iran shaped deportation flights. These documents reveal that Iranian officials had significant influence over determining which Iranian immigrants in the U.S. were sent back to their home country in 2025.
- A new ICE facility could speed up deportations for families and kids
The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed holding center for migrant families and unaccompanied children awaiting removal from the U.S. The facility will be located next to a Louisiana airfield that serves as the nation’s largest hub for deportation flights.
- US appeals court blocks contempt case over Trump deportation flights
The US appeals court blocked a contempt case against the Trump administration regarding deportation flights scheduled for 2025. The administration faced legal scrutiny over its decision to proceed with the flights, which led to a contempt probe.
- Appeals court blocks federal judge from conducting contempt probe of Trump deportation flights
An appeals court blocked a federal judge from investigating Trump's deportation flights involving Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador. The 2-1 ruling halted the contempt probe despite a court order requiring the planes to turn around.
- Appeals court orders judge to end contempt investigation of Trump administration deportation flights
A federal appeals court ruled that Judge James Boasberg must end his contempt investigation of the Trump administration's 2025 deportation flights to El Salvador. The majority opinion, authored by Judge Neomi Rao, stated the administration has a clear right to terminate the proceedings.