Washington, May 11 -- Congressman Rob Menendez issued the following press release:
Congressmembers Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), and Delia Ramirez (IL-03) are leading a group of 32 colleagues in demanding that the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") work with Congress to stop allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") to hide deportation flights from the public.
The Representatives expressed alarm that ICE is misusing the FAA's Limiting Aircraft Data Displayed ("LADD") program-a privacy tool meant for private, non-commercial aircraft-to keep ICE's deportation flights secret from both the public and Congress. The letter also raised alarms regarding inhumane conditions on these flights, particularly conc...