Avelo Airlines to Cease ICE Deportation Flights Amid Controversy
TL;DR
Avelo Airlines has decided to cease its contract to carry out migrant deportation flights for the Department of Homeland Security, citing insufficient financial benefits and public backlash, and will shut down its deportation flight operations at Mesa Gateway Airport.
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