'It's Blood Money': Voter Fury Erupts at Airline Helping Trump with Deportations

'It's blood money': Voter fury erupts at airline helping Trump with deportations

Avelo Airlines has been assisting the Trump administration in providing flights for migrants set for deportation amid the president’s mass deportation policy, and now Democratic voters are pushing back, The Intercept reported Thursday.“They’re a financially strapped company to begin with,” said Matt...

ICE Deportation Airline Avelo Relies on Blue-State Subsidies. Will Dem Governors Do Anything About It?

Thousands of people around the country have joined a boycott of a passenger airline profiting off President Donald Trump’s mass deportation machine. Now, activists are calling on Democratic elected officials to put pressure on Avelo Airlines, the Houston-based low-cost carrier at the center of the controversy, by ending subsidies and airport leases until it cuts off U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They are making headway in places like…

Local Groups Urge Travelers to Choose Airline Based on Ethics over Avelo-ICE Pact - Real News Now

Several outspoken local communities, encompassing the Immigrant Allies Forum, the Wilmington section of the Democratic Socialists of America, and Indivisible Wilmington, have been making their presence felt along the route to Wrightsville Beach. Their core message to holiday-goers is clear: ‘choose your airlines based on your morals.’ The choice of this demonstration location is strategic, aimed at maximizing exposure to travelers of Avelo’s arr…