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Democratic Senators Ask Homeland Security for Details About Idled Planes

25 août 2026 à 08:00
The request follows a New York Times story, which revealed that Homeland Security had spent $464 million on used jets that rarely fly.

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A Boeing 737 that was purchased to be used for deportation flights is parked at Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles, La., on July 25.

Prison Firm Donated to Trump’s PAC After ICE Gave It $165 Million a Year in Contracts

21 août 2026 à 14:51
The GEO Group has profited from the administration’s mass deportation campaign. A subsidiary donated more than $1.4 million to the president’s super PAC last month.

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The GEO Group signed a five-year contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to operate a detention facility in Winton, N.C.

She Sewed the Blue Angels’ Suits for 40 Years. Then a Big Company Got the Job.

14 août 2026 à 15:11
Jellie Whitehurst in Pensacola, Fla., was surprised to learn that after decades, the Navy had awarded a $1.7 million contract to a company in Virginia to supply the gear.

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Jellie Whitehurst, the owner of The Sewing Box, making flight suits for the Blue Angels in 2019. She started doing that work in 1989.

Homeland Security Paid $464 Million for Airplanes. Then It Parked Them.

The agency used a no-bid contract to buy 10 used jets, saying they were urgently needed for deportation flights. But the fleet has largely sat idle for months.

© Kathleen Flynn for The New York Times

A Boeing 737 passenger jet purchased by the Department of Homeland Security parked last month at Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles, La.
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