@thcartwright

With Witness at the Border. @witnessborder . Immigration Activist. Retired Financial Service Exec - JPMorgan.

Joined March 2017
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👀✈️ NEW! September 2026. Monthly ICE Air report including the tracking, analysis, and reporting of 66,000+ ICE flights since January 2020. In September: record 331 deportations plus 1,274 domestic flights shuffling people to and between detention and staging centers. Noting the great analysis of the geographic expansion to many more cities herein. cdn.sanity.io/files/1e7vpawz…
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‼️✈️It appears the US can expedite some entry paperwork when it suits people like Bolsonaro. But it will not for people like Ahmed Soliman who was ordered returned from his illegal deportation to Central African Republic. I believe this may be his escape route. Read up in time. Miami this morning. We’ll see.
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Some very deep analysis of third country removals here.
ICE Flight Monitor@ICEFlightM14h
(1/3) CBS 60 Minutes investigates how Trump’s third country removal policy is forcing people back to the countries they fled, despite being granted protection by U.S. immigration judges. cbsnews.com/video/60-minutes…

60 Minutes investigates "third-country deportations"

As the Trump administration seeks to carry out the largest deportation in American history, it is removing more and more people to countries they are not from and often have no ties to. It's called...

cbsnews.com
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Very good coverage of a horrible policy of deportations to Haiti.
USA TODAY
@USATODAYOct 27
In Tuesday’s paper: ‘Not a safe place’: Deported Haitians face violence, uncertainty bit.ly/3WPpxSs
An image of the front page of the USA TODAY newspaper on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.

ALT An image of the front page of the USA TODAY newspaper on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.

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Deportation of Afghans possible. Just awful even to think it could happen. Follow @ICEFlightM for real time tracking. Thanks @afghanevac and @shawnjvandiver for all your advocacy and work.
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We are actively monitoring for any potential removal flights carrying Afghan nationals, per @BLaw news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…

US Makes Plans to Deport Afghans, Families of Allies to Pakistan

Afghans in immigration detention are being notified of plans to deport them to Pakistan, according to a federal government official familiar with the plans and lawyers and advocacy organizations who...

news.bloomberglaw.com
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$7 Billion - open.substack.com/pub/projec…

White House clears ICE to spend $7 billion on detention, deportations, and hiring in 2027

About three-quarters of it is for detention and deportations, and the rest is for hiring, local police partnerships, and other costs. Another $36.6 billion remains available for future use.

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Very much worth watching if you missed the episode tonight on @60Minutes about the the Admin’s abhorrent third country removal practice. cbsnews.com/news/how-some-de…

60 Minutes Transcript: How some deportees end up in countries U.S. judges ruled off limits

When immigrants can't be deported to their home countries, the U.S. sometimes sends them to other countries. But some deportees end up in places where U.S. judges have ruled they will likely be...

cbsnews.com
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Some good news. nytimes.com/live/2026/10/25/…

Brazil Election Live Updates: Brazil Re-Elects Lula, Rejecting Predecessor’s Son

nytimes.com
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María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s Leading Opposition Figure, Returns Home nytimes.com/2026/10/25/world…

María Corina Machado Returns to Venezuela

After nearly 10 months in exile, Ms. Machado, a Nobel laureate, came back to challenge leaders who have sidelined her and press for new elections.

nytimes.com
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Great spotting Jake- incredibly disturbing.
Jake Johnston
@JakobJohnstonOct 23
A second plane from El Salvador just landed in Port-au-Prince. Another three are still showing as scheduled, though the US Air Force plane is now saying it is "delayed." Two flights from Washington landed this morning — though unclear if they are related. xitter.cf/JakobJohnston/status/2…
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A depressing ruling which further limits the constitutional rights of millions of people.
Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheneyOct 23
BREAKING: The 5th Circuit has ruled that ICE detainees with pending immigration proceedings have no constitutional right to a bond hearing, regardless of the length of their detention. The en banc ruling appears to be 10-7. s3.documentcloud.org/documen…
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(1/5) ICE Air has squandered multiple opportunities to facilitate the return of Ahmed Soliman, as ordered by a U.S. immigration judge, initially on Oct 6.
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ICE Air third country removal to Equatorial Guinea at the same time a court has ordered one of the prior detainees there to be returned after abuse. He is still there. Unconscionable.
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Replying to @ICEFlightM
UPDATE: The ICE Air flight (VELUX16) has just landed in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, marking at least the 8th forced third country transfer there under Trump’s 2nd term.
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‼️The small Journey jet has landed in Eswatini, marking the 6th group of third country nationals deported to the country. thirdcountrydeportationwatch…
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Replying to @ICEFlightM
UPDATE: The small (14-seat) Journey jet has just departed Alexandria, LA for Dakar, Senegal. We are monitoring this flight for potential deportations in the region.
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UPDATE: The ICE Air flight (Velux16) just departed Alexandria, LA and is currently en route to Senegal. We are monitoring for forced third country transfer stops in CAR, Burundi & Equatorial Guinea.
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An ICE Air flight (Velux16) is expected to depart Alexandria, LA for Dakar, Senegal at 3:20 pm local time. We are monitoring this flight for potential forced third country removal stops in CAR, Burundi & Equatorial Guinea.
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‼️We are monitoring for forced third country removal flights to CAR & Burundi, as well as flights to other African countries, which are expected to land this week.
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Another deplorable week for ICE Air is shaping up.
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‼️We are monitoring for forced third country removal flights to CAR & Burundi, as well as flights to other African countries, which are expected to land this week.
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