# [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|ICE]] Air
> [!TLDR] Executive Summary
> > [[ICE Air]] is the name for a network of airlines that the [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] employs for deportation flights
> [!LIST] [[ICE Air]] Members
> - [[iAero Airways|Swift Air]] (Defunct, became, [[iAero Airways]] then was absorbed into [[Eastern Air Express]])
> - [[Justice Prisoner & Alien Transportation System]]
> [!LIST] [[ICE Air]] Hubs
> - [[Phoenix, AZ]] - HQ
> - [[Brownsville, TX]]
> - [[San Antonio, TX]]
> - [[Miami, FL]]
> - [[Alexandria, LA]]
According to an audit conducted by the Inspector General, [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|ICE]] is paying an average of $8,400 per [[Flight Hour]] for [[ICE Air]] services. This cost is irregardless of the number of passengers on each flight.
## [[ICE Air]]’s Presence in [[Mesa, AZ]]
Between October of [[2017]] and August of [[2018]] there ware more than 32k [[Immigrant]]s from [[Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport - AZA - KIWA]]. An overwhelming majority of these deportees were men with half being for non-criminal offenses.
## [[ICE Air]] and [[Justice Prisoner & Alien Transportation System]]
[[Justice Prisoner & Alien Transportation System]] is the [[U.S. Marshals Service]]’s [[Airline]] used for Prisoner transport. It is the only [[US Airline]] that is fully operated by the [[United States Government|U.S. Government]]
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1. [[ICE Air flew more than 32k immigrants out of Mesa in less than 10 months - Research Notes]]
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Created - [[2024-08-09]]
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