Migrant Flights /tags/migrant-flights Migrant Flights en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:48:41 GMT First deportation flights depart from Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ /immigration/2025-07-25/first-deportation-flights-depart-from-floridas-alligator-alcatraz The first deportation flights from Florida’s new immigration detention center in the Everglades began departing this week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday. About 100 of those detainees were deported directly from the center, the governor said, though he did not specify where they were taken. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:48:41 GMT /immigration/2025-07-25/first-deportation-flights-depart-from-floridas-alligator-alcatraz Patricia Mazzei | The New York Times Venezuela releases 10 jailed Americans in deal that frees migrants deported to El Salvador by US /immigration/2025-07-18/venezuela-releases-10-jailed-americans-in-deal-that-frees-migrants-deported-to-el-salvador-by-us The resolution represents a diplomatic achievement for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and helps President Donald Trump in his goal of bringing home Americans jailed abroad. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 21:37:31 GMT /immigration/2025-07-18/venezuela-releases-10-jailed-americans-in-deal-that-frees-migrants-deported-to-el-salvador-by-us Regina Garcia Cano, Eric Tucker and Megan Janetsky | Associated Press Plaintiffs seek to revive lawsuit against DeSantis over migrant flights /law-justice/2024-12-16/desantis-flights-migrants-lawsuit A class-action lawsuit against DeSantis and other defendants over controversial flights of 49 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in 2022 has been argued by plaintiffs' attorneys to move forward. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:30:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-12-16/desantis-flights-migrants-lawsuit Jim Saunders Politifact FL: Migrants were not secretly flown to Florida with taxpayer money /immigration/2024-04-18/politifact-florida-migrant-flight-taxpayer A parole program for people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela requires that they pay for their own flights to the U.S. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:00:00 GMT /immigration/2024-04-18/politifact-florida-migrant-flight-taxpayer Sofia Ahmed | Politifact FL Florida's controversial migrant flights are 'on pause' due to lack of 'volunteers' /government-politics/2024-04-17/kevin-guthrie-on-the-2024-hurricane-season-migrant-flights-and-more From overseeing the evacuation of Floridians from strife-torn Haiti to managing operations during hurricanes and disasters, Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management Kevin Guthrie answers questions about a controversial program to transport migrants to “sanctuary†areas of the country. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:14:44 GMT /government-politics/2024-04-17/kevin-guthrie-on-the-2024-hurricane-season-migrant-flights-and-more Jim Turner - News Service of Florida Judges review a public records case involving Florida-funded migrant flights /government-politics/2023-06-14/judges-review-a-public-records-case-involving-florida-funded-migrant-flights An appeals court is questioning a ruling that said the governor's office violated Florida’s public-records law regarding migrant flights from Texas to Massachusetts. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:19:05 GMT /government-politics/2023-06-14/judges-review-a-public-records-case-involving-florida-funded-migrant-flights The News Service of Florida DeSantis says Florida paid for migrant flights to help Texas /government-politics/2023-06-08/florida-migrant-flights-texas Florida directed two flights of migrants from Texas to Sacramento in the past week. Gov. Ron DeSantis says it was to help Texas combat a border crisis. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:46:46 GMT /government-politics/2023-06-08/florida-migrant-flights-texas News Service of Florida Florida official says migrants flown to California went willingly, disputes claims of coercion /florida-news/2023-06-07/florida-official-says-migrants-flown-to-california-went-willingly-disputes-claims-of-coercion Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration says three dozen migrants whom the state flew from the southern border to California on private planes went willingly. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:34:00 GMT /florida-news/2023-06-07/florida-official-says-migrants-flown-to-california-went-willingly-disputes-claims-of-coercion Trân Nguyá»…n and Olga R. Rodriguez | The Associated Press 2nd flight carrying migrants lands in Sacramento; California officials say Florida arranged travel /florida-news/2023-06-05/florida-blamed-for-charter-flight-that-took-migrants-to-california Another group of approximately 20 migrants have arrived in Sacramento on a private flight. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:00:00 GMT /florida-news/2023-06-05/florida-blamed-for-charter-flight-that-took-migrants-to-california Trân Nguyá»…n and Olga R. Rodriguez | The Associated Press Public records case over Florida-funded migrant flights gets a hearing /immigration/2023-05-09/public-records-case-over-florida-funded-migrant-flights-gets-a-hearing An appeals court panel will hear arguments related to Florida funding the flights of undocumented immigrants from Texas to Massachusetts last year. Tue, 09 May 2023 14:30:00 GMT /immigration/2023-05-09/public-records-case-over-florida-funded-migrant-flights-gets-a-hearing The News Service of Florida