ICE Air Flight Attendants Warn of Deportation Flight Disaster Risk
Apr 1, 2025

Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the charter airline operating deportation flights for ICE, reported concerns about safety and humanitarian conditions aboard these flights. Flight attendants reported being instructed not to interact with shackled detainees, receiving inadequate emergency evacuation training for restrained passengers, and equipment failures including broken air conditioning and lavatories. Multiple attendants stated concerns about safety risks and their inability to properly care for passengers.
Sources
- Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
ProPublica·Apr 1, 2025·archived copy
propub.li·Apr 1, 2025·archived copy
omahadailyrecord.com·Apr 7, 2025·archived copy
- Inside ICE Air: Flight attendants on deportation planes say disaster is ‘only a matter of time’
- ICE Air’s Sloppy, Dangerous Deportation Flights - The American Prospect
prospect.org·Nov 17, 2025·archived copy
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