ICE deportation flights hit record highs as airlines hide plane details
Jun 21, 2026 · 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.
Sources
More incidents in Washington
- Man detained by ICE agents outside Yakima grocery storeAug 22, 2026 · Yakima, WA
- Man handcuffed by ICE agent during traffic stop near Yakima, then releasedAug 17, 2026 · Yakima, WA
- ICE agents chase person fleeing arrest at Port Orchard businessAug 15, 2026 · Port Orchard, WA
- Seattle sees surge in masked ICE arrests aided by state driver dataAug 15, 2026 · Seattle, WA
- Over 140 detainees on hunger strike at Tacoma ICE detention center over food and medical careAug 12, 2026 · Tacoma, WA
- DACA recipient and father of three pulled from car by masked ICE agents in SeattleAug 5, 2026 · Seattle, WA