ICE deportation flights hit record highs as airlines hide plane details
Jun 21, 2026·Location: Seattle, WA

ICE deportation flights are hitting record highs as immigrant rights advocates monitor departures from Seattle's King County International Airport. Airlines are now using dummy call signs and blocking tail numbers from tracking websites to obscure deportation flight information. Immigration advocates have traditionally used publicly accessible websites to track these flights and document their destinations.
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