Deportation efforts by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will now benefit from additional aircraft.
The Washington Post reported that the Department of Homeland Security has signed a nearly $140 million contract to purchase six Boeing 737 planes that will aid in the deportation of illegal immigrants. ICE Air Operations, a division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has largely used charter flight companies for deportation flights.
The 737s will reportedly be coming from Daedalus Aviation, a Virginia-based company that “offers a full range of commercial and charter aviation services” and “provides comprehensive responsive flight operations tailored to the unique needs of each mission,” according to its website.
“Earlier this year, Congress signed off on $170 billion for President Donald Trump’s border and immigration agenda over four years as part of the GOP’s sprawling tax bill. The money for the planes is coming from that funding, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss information that had not been made public,” WaPo reported.
🚨 BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security has just signed a $140 million deal to buy a FLEET of Boeing 737s to RAMP UP ICE’s deportation flights
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ICE had previously been forced to rely on chartered flights, but now with dedicated planes, illegals can be shipped… pic.twitter.com/TzTqCrYuHe
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 10, 2025
“We are delighted to see The Washington Post is highlighting the Trump administration’s cost-effective and innovative ways of delivering on the American people’s mandate for mass deportations of criminal illegal aliens,” DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to The Washington Post.
“This new initiative will save $279 million in taxpayer dollars by allowing ICE to operate more effectively, including by using more efficient flight patterns,” she said.
McLaughlin added that President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem “are committed to quickly and efficiently getting criminal illegal aliens OUT of our country.”
DHS touted a “monumental achievement” in a social media post Wednesday, noting that “600k illegals have been deported from the interior of our country in less than 365 days, with another 1.9 million self-deporting, totaling over 2.5 million illegals gone.”
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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