ICE’S ALEXANDRIA HUB: Thousands Shuttled on GlobalX Flights Amid Waived Medical Screenings and Overcrowding

A Guardian investigation finds the Alexandria Staging Facility in Louisiana functioning as a national ICE deportation hub: leaked GlobalX flight manifests and detention data show thousands processed through the site, with evidence of overcrowding, extended holds beyond the 72-hour limit, restricted legal access, and a temporary waiver of medical intake screenings. The reporting raises urgent oversight and welfare concerns and corroborates an accelerating, multi-source pattern of centralized deportation logistics.