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Tanuki

(15,848 posts)
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:41 AM Tuesday

Deportation flight attendants: Disaster is "only a matter of time"

https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-ice-air-deportation-flights
..."Lala worked for Global Crossing Airlines, the dominant player in the loose network of deportation contractors known as ICE Air. GlobalX, as the charter company is also called, is lately in the news. Two weeks ago, it helped the Trump administration fly hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador despite a federal court order blocking the deportations, triggering a showdown that experts fear could become a full-blown constitutional crisis.
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When the flight attendants joined GlobalX, it was a startup with big plans. It sold investors and new hires alike on a vision of VIP clients, including musicians and sports teams, and luxury destinations, especially in the Caribbean. “You can’t beat the eXperience,” read a company tagline.

But as the airline grew, more and more of its planes were filled with migrants in chains. Some flight attendants were livid about it.

Last year, an anonymous GlobalX employee sent an all-caps, all-staff screed that ricocheted around the startup. “WHERE IS THE COMPANY GOING?” the email asked. “YOU SIGNED A 5 YEAR CONTRACT WITH ICE? ... WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS BECOMING A PRESTIGE CHARTER AIRLINE?”....(more)
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Deportation flight attendants: Disaster is "only a matter of time" (Original Post) Tanuki Tuesday OP
America, land of oppertunity if you're a connected businessman not adverse to lying & taking tax payer $ for contracts Attilatheblond Tuesday #1
Can they quit? They need to quit. For their own humanity. Hekate Tuesday #2

Attilatheblond

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1. America, land of oppertunity if you're a connected businessman not adverse to lying & taking tax payer $ for contracts
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:51 AM
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Success is easy if one has no real moral core.

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