ICE SECRET FLIGHTS: 44,000 FUNNELED THROUGH ALEXANDRIA, LA DEPORTATION HUB IN 100 DAYS

A Guardian investigation uses leaked GlobalX flight manifests and DHS data to reveal more than 1,700 ICE flights in roughly 100 days that moved about 44,000 immigrants, many on multi‑leg transfers. Reporting identifies an Alexandria, Louisiana staging facility run by GEO Group as a central deportation hub where roughly 20,000 detainees passed through, with allegations of extended holds, poor conditions, and limited legal access. Advocates cite due‑process and welfare concerns; DHS and contractors dispute systemic mistreatment. The pattern suggests a centralized, accelerated deportation network using charter and government aircraft.