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Héctor Ríos Morales

Budget Airline Strikes Deal With Trump Administration To Operate Deportation Flights From Arizona

Domestic and international deportation flights are set to start on May 12, according to an Avelo Airlines spokesperson (Credit: Veronica Cardenas/Getty Images)

In an attempt to reduce the costs of carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reached an agreement with a Houston-based budget airline to conduct removal flights from Arizona.

Starting in May, Avelo Airlines will open a new base out of Arizona that will facilitate Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to carry out deportation flights by using three aircrafts to "support the department's deportation efforts."

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