Four charter airlines are being asked by the Service Employees International Union ( SEIU) to terminate their agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) for deportations.

The union's leader, April Verrett, wrote letters to the Directors of Omni Air International, Global X, Eastern Airlines, and Avelo Airlines, alleging that these businesses are involved in the deportation of immigrant families. ”

According to the notice," On behalf of the two million SEIU members, I am writing to express our deep concern about Avelo's role in the Trump administration's cruel and inhumane ICE Air deportation flights. " Similar alerts will be sent to the leaders of global ICE raids, announcing that federal agents will be notified that their targets are ethnically profiled, whether by skin color or language.

Terrorizing essential workers, their communities, and full communities goes against the law and is bad for both businesses and the American economy. The companies should cancel their contracts with ICE Air, Verrett writes, whether from a social, legal, or monetary standpoint. The coalition makes it clear that without a fair process, masked officials are detaining and deporting thousands of people. The letter serves as part of SEIU's" De-ICE These Flights" initiative to protect employees ' constitutional rights and protect immigrant workers. According to the coalition, “Nearly 10,000 SEIU members and friends have already signed the petition to request that the four charter flights terminate their ICE deportation flights. " The SEIU aims to raise the awareness of the financial risks of persecution among institutional shareholders who own shares in these companies or their family companies. The union claims that SEIU people and millions of workers are enrolled in retirement savings plans that could expose the market to these risks. Immigration is frequently shackled and subjected to abuse on ICE imprisonment planes, including being denied entry to restrooms, air conditioning, and the ability to defend themselves if restrained in an emergency. ”

The SEIU criticizes businesses like Avelo Airlines and Global DACA, among others.

Increased Planes in 2025

According to a recent report from ICE Flight Check, a Human Rights First action, the Trump administration's deportation policies have caused significant increases in flights.

The Trump administration ICE conducted at least 10,357 immigration enforcement flights, including removal, removal-related, and domestic transfer flights, i . e. , sending immigrants from one state to another, between January 20 and October 31, 2025. According to the report, 1,701 removal planes were flown to a record number of 77 nations, a 79 % increase over the same time last year in 2024. According to Savi Arvey, Director of Refugee Protection Research and Analysis at Human Rights First," These ICE planes represent a system that operates in the dark. " Without accountability or due process, people are fading, being deported to places where they face oppression, or being sent to sites they have never lived. ”

More than two million people make up this union, of which 30 % are immigrants with visas like Temporary Protected Status ( TPS) or DACA.

Boost in Airlines in 2025

According to a recent report from ICE Flight Check, a Human Rights First action, the Trump administration's deportation policies have caused a significant increase in flights.

The Trump presidency has flown at least 10,357 immigration enforcement planes, including elimination, removal-related, and private transport planes, from one state to another, total, since January 20 through October 31, 2025.

According to the review, 1,701 removal planes were flown to a record number of nations, which is a 79 % increase over the same time last year. record.

According to Savi Arvey, Director of Refugee Protection Research and Analysis at Human Rights First," These ICE planes represent a system that operates in the dark. " People are fading, being deported to places where they face oppression, or being transported to places they have never before lived, all without accountability or due process. ”

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