Avelo Airlines said that it will no longer carry out migrant deportation flights for the Department of Homeland Security, ending a contract that supported the U.S. government's immigration enforcement ...

Faith leaders, immigrant rights groups and allies gathered at Tweed Airport to protest Avelo Airlines on May 12, 2025. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror Avelo Airlines plans to stop running ...

Avelo Airlines is ending its deal with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to carry out deportation flights. The airline will close its base in Mesa, ...

Budget airline Avelo says it is ending its agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to carry out deportation flights. In a statement, the Houston-based airline said the agreement was ...

Avelo denies it ever had a contract to help deport immigrants. But flight tracker data shows it operated deportation flights. An Avelo Airlines plan at an airport. (Avelo photo) What are journalists ...