ICE Air Sets Record: 1,464 Enforcement Flights In September—Shuffle Transfers Surge, New Deportation Routes To Iran And Ghana

Human Rights First’s ICE Flight Monitor documents a record 1,464 U.S. immigration enforcement flights in September 2025 and 8,877 year-to-date under the Trump administration. Domestic “shuffle” transfers hit a monthly high (969), ICE Air expanded capacity, and removal routes reached 48 destination countries. The report flags new tactics including layover-transfer deportations to Iran, third-country transfers (first to Ghana on a C-17), and prior offshore detention movements to Guantánamo, raising due process and human-rights concerns.