Democrats express 'grave concerns' over secretive ICE deportation flights

Democrats express 'grave concerns' over secretive ICE deportation flights
Exclusive: In a letter 40 lawmakers demand the FAA address allegations of mistreatment of immigrants and the 'urgent need for transparency'

In a letter shared with the Guardian and addressed to the FAA administrator, Bryan Bedford, the lawmakers describe the "urgent need for transparency" over ICE's expanded use of commercial airliners to transfer detained immigrants and its "inappropriate and dangerous" efforts to shield these flights from public scrutiny...