Undocumented immigrants deported through Dallas Love Field amid World Cup controversy
Jun 5, 2026·Location: Dallas, TX

Activist groups have documented ICE-affiliated charter flights operating out of a private hangar at Dallas Love Field airport since May 2026, used for detainee transfers between detention centers and deportation flights to Mexico. As the city hosts the 2026 World Cup, faith leaders and immigrant rights organizers are calling for public accountability over the city-owned airport's role in deportations, arguing the operations occur outside public scrutiny despite happening on city property.
Sources
- Love Field being used for ICE deportation, 'shuffle' flights as city profits
dallasobserver.com·Jun 5, 2026·archived copy
- City of Dallas-owned Love Field being used for ICE Air deportations – Baptist News Global
baptistnews.com·Jun 1, 2026·archived copy
- Faith leaders, activists call on Dallas officials to stop Love Field ICE deportations
dallasobserver.com·Jun 10, 2026·archived copy
- Faith leaders urge Dallas to protest ICE deportations ahead of World Cup
- As World Cup Unfolds, Immigrant Rights Organizers Seek a Reckoning over Dallas' Relationship with ICE
texasobserver.org·Jun 17, 2026·archived copy
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