ICE Constantly Using Coast Guard Planes to Move Immigrants

Saturday, August 23, 2025

President Donald Trump's deportation henchmen appear to have dramatically increased the use of Coast Guard aircraft to transport immigrants, according to flight data, activist flight trackers and video confirmation. Since June 23, the majority of flights operated by the Coast Guard C-27J Spartan fleet -- at least 263 flights -- are likely to have been for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), transferring immigrants to and from ICE's nexus of detention centers in Alexandria, La., Harlingen, Texas, and the Florida Everglades camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz," according to an analysis of public flight data.

Posted by retort at 01:36 PM | 13 COMMENTS | permalink

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I'M SURE ALL THIS IS LEGAL /s

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-08-23 03:42 PM

We are spending all of this money to fly people around the country, and for what?

Someone picked up by ICE to be deported should simply be taken to the nearest major airport and sent on their way.

I saw this happen at work one night, it was pre 9/11 so there was no ICE back then. CBP showed up in two black SUVs, the floor man called whoever it was into the office. They let him grab his jacket and took him to Dulles for the next flight to I believe it was Dominican Republic.

What's the actual logistics need for camps?

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-23 04:05 PM

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#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-23 04:20 PM

What's the actual logistics need for camps?

Bulk shipping rates.

#4 | Posted by TaoWarrior at 2025-08-23 05:09 PM

Figures that Trump would come up with a way to drag the most peaceful, useful and maybe honorable military branch down into the muck. Everything Trump touches turns to ----.

#5 | Posted by moder8 at 2025-08-23 06:17 PM

I didn't know the coast guard has planes.

#6 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-08-24 03:15 PM

Is Pedo 47 going to fly the 13 year old female immigrants around on Lolita Express?

#7 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-08-24 03:47 PM

Biden used TAX Payer money for commercial airlines to fly Illegal Immigrants into the US!

#8 | Posted by Maverick at 2025-08-25 03:08 PM

Biden used TAX Payer money
#8 | Posted by Maverick

What other funds do you think the President has access to?

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-25 03:09 PM

Biden used TAX Payer money
#8 | Posted by Maverick

Biden spent about 1% what Trump is spending on immigration.

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-25 03:10 PM

Biden was hella more efficient at immigration, but the inhumanity is the point with this sordid team of miscreants running things now

#11 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-08-26 05:00 AM

Biden spent about 1% what Trump is spending on immigration.
#10 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

This is laughably false. The US spends an enormous amount of money subsidizing the illegal immigrants Biden let into the country.

For instance NYC spent $12Billion alone on migrant and asylum seekers in 2024.

The Coast Guards budget in 2024 was $13Billion.

The Coast Guard flying a plane for pilots to maintain currency, and training, and flying a plane to deliver goods/people/services. Is nearly identical.

#12 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-08-26 10:12 AM

"The US spends an enormous amount of money subsidizing the illegal immigrants Biden let into the country."

And the ones Trump "let in" are somehow free?!?

Republican Math is a dangerous thing. Stay in school, kids!

#13 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-08-26 11:08 AM

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