NC universities asked to cut ties with companies supporting ICE As colleges compete in March Madness, advocates are calling on the NCAA to end its partnership with charter flight companies that also transport detained immigrants.Schools in North Carolina, such as

Our universities should reflect our values, not enable systems that profit from cruelty. Flying athletes on the same airlines used for deportations is unethical. We're urging Duke and all universities to commit to not flying with ICE Air. #DeICEflights https://seiu.co/3Q0U6Bm

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De-ICE these flights. Demand that the CEOs of GlobalX Air, Eastern Airlines, and Omni Air International stop profiting from cruelty. https://act.seiu.org/a/de-ice-these-flights-tell-contractors-stop-doing-ices-dirty-work-2026

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ICE and UIUC both have used GlobalX. A university that flies their athletes on the same charter flights that deport our neighbors is complicit in a system that tears families apart. Tell UIUC President Killeen to commit to not using ICE-contracted charter flights: SEIU.org/UIUC #DeICEflights #MarchMadness | SEIU ICE and UIUC both have used GlobalX. A university that flies their athletes on the same charter flights that deport our neighbors is complicit in a system that tears families apart. Tell UIUC...

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College sports are built on hard work, teamwork, and opportunity. So why are some universities chartering flights with airlines that also deport families for ICE?

Our teams and our communities deserve better. Take action: iAmerica.org/MarchMadness

#DeICEflights #MarchMadness

At the Height of NCAA March Madness, Activists Pressure Charter Airlines on Deportation Flights U.S. immigration authorities are using so many charter planes that university teams playing in March Madness are competing with the government for bookings. The surrounding discourse puts pressure on ...

Sports fans, students, and faculty–including many SEIU members–are demanding that universities commit to not using charter airline companies that profit from deportations to fly athletes. #DeICEflights #MarchMadness
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Tell universities to not contract with ICE Air. Add your name: SEIU.org/MarchMadness #DeICEflights #MarchMadness

This #MarchMadness🏀, students and fans are demanding their schools commit to no contracts with charter companies profiting from deportations.

No one should profit from cruelty and inhumanity.

Join us to #DeICEflights: iAmerica.org/MarchMadness

ICE deportation flights are getting longer and crueler A private equity–owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.

Charter airlines are contracting with ICE and profiting while people are being treated as cargo. One person was reportedly kept shackled onboard for more than 80 hours. No one should profit from cruelty. #DeICEflights https://seiu.co/3PmqIFC

As #MarchMadness tips off 🏀, students and fans are demanding their schools commit to no contracts with charter companies profiting from deportations.

Omni Air International. Eastern Airlines. GlobalX Air.

No one should profit from cruelty and inhumanity. #DeICEflights: iAmerica.org/MarchMadness

#MarchMadness brings people of all backgrounds together to cheer for their favorite teams. It’s about college pride and community. Flying athletes with airlines that deport our neighbors would go against everything this tradition is supposed to represent. #DeICEflights

Bet on families, not deportation flights!

Tell universities to make ethical choices on how athletes are flown to #MarchMadness🏀 #DeICEflights

NEW VIDEO! Can you believe some universities are flying their athletes on the same airlines used to deport our neighbors in shackles?

See it for yourself and take action. SEIU.org/MarchMadness #DeICEflights

DYK? Some universities are flying their athletes with the same charter companies that also contract with ICE to deport people.

Tell your school to commit to not using ICE-contracted charter flights for #MarchMadness or any event: iAmerica.org/MarchMadness #DeICEflights

NCAA memo to membership warns against potential travel logjam with aircrafts for upcoming March Madness events When the brackets are released on March 15, the logistics of promptly flying all teams to NCAA Tournament sites could be bumpy

Planes that could carry college basketball teams to March Madness are instead flying deportation routes for ICE Air.

This year is not business as usual. Universities must commit to not using airlines connected to ICE Air. #DeICEflights
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NCAA memo to membership warns against potential travel logjam with aircrafts for upcoming March Madness events When the brackets are released on March 15, the logistics of promptly flying all teams to NCAA Tournament sites could be bumpy

Planes that could carry college basketball teams to March Madness are instead deporting our neighbors in shackles. Universities must choose airlines that aren’t part of this cruel system. #DeICEflights
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Avelo airlines would still be on this list if we hadn’t spoken out. However, Eastern Airlines, GlobalX Air, and Omni Air are still collaborating with ICE and profiting from cruelty. It’s time to #DeICEflights!

🚨✈️ BREAKING: In -20° weather, over 100 clergy and faith leaders were arrested at MSP Airport as they gathered in peaceful, prayerful resistance to demand airlines stand with Minnesotans and say #ICEOutOfMN.

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Remember when we kept speaking up about deportation flights and refused to be silent?

That pressure mattered. Avelo Airlines will stop flying ICE deportation charters after sustained public backlash. When we raise our voices and stand together, we cannot be ignored. #DeICEFlights

Avelo Airlines to halt deportation flights for ICE Budget carrier Avelo is ending a contract with the U.S. government to deport migrants, citing "operational complexity and costs."

We called out airlines profiting from cruelty. Now, Avelo Airlines has announced it’s ending its contract with DHS. If you ever doubted that calls, petitions, and showing up to rallies matter, this is proof they do. Your voice makes a difference. #DeICEflights

Inside the Deportation Machine An analysis of data on every ICE arrest, detention stay and deportation reveals the complexity and reach of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Mass deportation is big business built on cruelty. ICE moves thousands of working people — our friends and families — through a detention-to-deportation pipeline that profits from human suffering. End the harm. #DeICEflights https://seiu.co/4538Owx

Avelo Airlines to end deportation flights from Mesa Gateway Airport Avelo Airlines says it will close its Mesa Gateway Airport base in the East Valley and end its deportation-flight work for DHS/ICE.

🙌🏽 Our voices made a difference! Avelo Airlines will end deportation flights with DHS. We protested and spoke out because no one should profit from cruelty.

Time for GlobalX Air, Eastern Airlines, and Omni Air International to follow suit. #DeICEflights
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Inside the Deportation Machine An analysis of data on every ICE arrest, detention stay and deportation reveals the complexity and reach of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Each dot represents a family member, friend, coworker, or neighbor moved away from their community, all while Trump’s mass deportation machine profits from our pain.

It’s time to #DeICEflights and provide permanent protections for long-time residents.
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CBS postpones '60 Minutes' story on Trump deportees at the last minute The broadcaster said Sunday that the segment would be aired at a future date, a move that drew criticism from the correspondent behind the reporting.

This is censorship, plain and simple. We demand answers. #DeICEflights
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We will not be silent as our loved ones are shackled, forced onto airplanes, and flown away from their families.

Over 10,000 people have signed on to #DeICEflights!

Add your name: SEIU.org/DeICEflights

Anti-Trump Protesters Condemn Targeting of Somali Community Trump has renewed his targeting of the Somali community by making a series of inflammatory remarks.

"Supported by the union groups Minnesota 50501, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and UNITE HERE, protesters held signs that read “Stop deporting our neighbors” and “No ICE, No troops, No Kings.”"

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📣 This week, ISAIAH leaders showed up with allies at MSP Airport to say: End deportation flights. #DeICEFlights

Pastor Jane McBride is right. Jesus himself was a refugee. Our faith traditions teach us to offer shelter, not inflict suffering. 👏

🧵 Minnesotans are rising up.
We joined community members as people from across the state came together to demand an end to ICE flights out of MSP and to stand with our Somali neighbors who are being targeted and torn from their families.
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De-ICE these flights! Tell ICE Air contractors to halt inhumane ICE Air transports. Our neighbors are being detained, shackled, then flown out of the country in inhumane conditions--subjected to abuse, sometimes with no emergency plans, no A/C, and broken toilets. De-ICE these flights! Demand that the CEOs of these charter companies st...

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Too many of our union siblings, mothers, fathers, and children have been forcibly flown out of this airport, separated from their families and community.

Demand an end to ICE Air’s inhumane deportation flights. Add your name: SEIU.org/DeICEflights #DeICEflights

Minnesota is strongest when we protect each other, not when our communities are targeted and terrorized by ICE and deportation flights. We’re fighting back with prayer, unity, and action.

Join us to #DeICEflights: seiu.org/DeICEflights