How ICE uses aircraft to transport detainees
The majority of I.C.E.’s detainee transport is accomplished with the use of private charter aircraft, coordinated by its Air Charter Operations Unit. Contracted private companies provide aircraft and aircrew to I.C.E. which are strategically pre-positioned in the southern United States. These aircraft are then used to either transport detainees between I.C.E. detention facilities or carry out deportations.