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- Flight attendants described dangerous conditions on deportation flights where detainees were shackled and not treated humanely, according to ProPublica.
- A flight attendant recounted a disturbing incident involving a young migrant girl who collapsed due to low oxygen levels during a flight over Mexico.
- An aviation expert indicated that evacuation procedures for shackled detainees are inadequate, leaving flight attendants uninformed about how to manage emergencies properly.
- A report highlights the disconnect between ICE's portrayal of deportation flights as efficient and the chaotic reality reported by flight attendants.
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Flight attendants on deportation flights describe dangerous and dehumanizing conditions on 'ICE Air'
Former employees of one charter company say they weren’t told how to help shackled detainees in an emergency and were discouraged from assisting or even acknowledging migrants on their flights.
Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time,” Say Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes
The deportation flight was in the air over Mexico when chaos erupted in the back of the plane, the flight attendant recalled. A little girl had collapsed. She had a high fever and was taking ragged, frantic breaths. The flight attendant, a young woman who went by the nickname Lala, said she grabbed the plane’s emergency oxygen bottle and rushed past rows of migrants chained at the wrists and… Source
'I cried': Flight attendants describe inhumane conditions on deportation planes
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Reporting Highlights Unexpected Role: Flight attendants were told they would fly rock bands, sports teams and sun-seekers. Then Global Crossi...
'We're not jerks': Flight attendants on deportation planes say disaster is 'only a matter of time'
Reporting HighlightsUnexpected Role: Flight attendants were told they would fly rock bands, sports teams and sun-seekers. Then Global Crossing Airlines started expanding into federal deportation flights.Human Struggles: Some flight attendants said they ignored orders not to interact with detainees. “I’d say ‘hola’ back,” said one flight attendant. “We’re not jerks.”Safety Concerns: Flight attendants received training in how to evacuate passenger…
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