Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the arm of the federal government that rounds up and deports undocumented immigrants who have done nothing illegal except cross a border (often in fear of their lives–and lately, the government itself violates international law and due process in these raids and deportations).
ICE doesn’t do all of its own dirty work, though. It hires private bus companies and airlines to carry out the deportations.
Jewish Activists for Immigration Justice has written letters to these companies. Our call for them to stop doing this dirty work will be much stronger if you join it. Please modify this letter as you see fit, or send as is.
Here’s how: Below, you’ll find:
- Letter to companies that have direct contracts with ICE
- Letter to companies who subcontract to those contractors (most of the list)
- Contact information for all these companies
Please comment below and tell us how many letters you sent. And if you get responses, it would be great to post them here.
LETTER TO DIRECT CONTRACTORS (Trail Boss and CAC)
I am an immigration justice activist who has learned that you hold one or more contracts with ICE to transport asylum-seekers and detainees being deported.
As COVID-19 ravages detention facilities, jails, nursing homes and schools around the US, we call your attention to the public health crisis you are helping to create. You are placing infected people in close quarters with those who are not infected, thus spreading a deadly disease. You are bringing a highly contagious and often-lethal disease to other countries that are even less prepared to deal with it than the US.
We also point out to you that even before COVID-19, the US government’s policy of denying asylum, or even the right to declare asylum, in almost all cases is a violation of international law. In this new era, you are helping to carry out a death sentence against people who have committed no crime other than to flee for their lives. This ABC News link documents the murder of at least 138 deportees from the US just in one country (El Salvador): https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/report-138-us-el-salvador-killed-68768439
We are sure that you do not want to be complicit in the murder of innocents, or in the spread of new cases of a fatal disease. We ask you to respect the humanity of those who are victimized by your actions, cancel your contracts with CAC/ICE, and cease assisting these unfair and illegal actions.
This is a moment when you can shine. We will share your response with our supporters, press contacts, elected officials, and through social media, a much wider public. When you choose to do the right thing, it will be noticed and appreciated, and those messages will go out with our public thanks. We look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
(your name and if you are writing on behalf of a group, your organization)
LETTER TO SUBCONTRACTORS (All the others)
I am an immigration justice activist who has learned that you subcontract to CAC (Classic Air Charter), which holds contracts with ICE to transport asylum-seekers and detainees being deported.
As COVID-19 ravages detention facilities, jails, nursing homes and schools around the US, we call your attention to the public health crisis you are helping to create. You are placing infected people in close quarters with those who are not infected, thus spreading a deadly disease. You are bringing a highly contagious and often-lethal disease to other countries that are even less prepared to deal with it than the US.
Even before COVID-19, the US government’s policy of denying asylum, or even the right to declare asylum, in almost all cases is a violation of international law. In this new era, you are helping to carry out a death sentence against people who have committed no crime other than to flee for their lives. This ABC News link documents the murder of at least 138 deportees from the US just in one country (El Salvador): https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/report-138-us-el-salvador-killed-68768439
We are sure that you do not want to be complicit in the murder of innocents, or in the spread of new cases of a fatal disease. We ask you to respect the humanity of those who are victimized by your actions, cancel your contracts with CAC/ICE, and cease assisting these unfair and illegal actions.
This is a moment when you can shine. We will share your response with our supporters, press contacts, elected officials, and through social media, a much wider public. When you choose to do the right thing, it will be noticed and appreciated, and those messages will go out with our public thanks. We look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
(your name and if you are writing on behalf of a group, your organization)
CONTACT INFORMATION
Trail Boss Enterprises (bus company that brings detainees to the planes)—DIRECT contract with ICE:
email: trailboss@trailbossinc.com
phone: 1(907)-338-8243
address: 201 E. 3rd Avenue, Anchorage AK 99501
Classic Air Charter (CAC)—DIRECT contract with ICE:
www.classicaircharters.com
phone: 1(321) 684-7014
address: 1811 Riverview Drive, Melbourne, Fl 32901
email: chartersales@codeseven.us
Government business contacts:
• Daniel Carson, email: dcarson@codeseven.us
• Norm MacClean, email: nmacclean@codeseven.us
• Anthony Ditzio, email: aditzio@classicaircharters.com
The companies below are subcontractors through CAC
Swift Air:
Was acquired by iAeroAirways in December 1918.
No email address, but a contact form on their website:
www.iaeroairways.com/contact/
phone: 1(866)-227-9438
address: 2406 South 24th Street Suite E-101, Phoenix AZ 85034
World Atlantic Airlines: email: through a contact form on their website:
www.flywaa.com/#tf-home
phone: 1(305)722-6100
address: Corporate: 6355 NW 36th Street, Suite 100, Virginia Gardens FL 33166
mailing address: P.O. Box 660479, Miami Springs, FL 33266
Omni Air: email: through a contact form on their website:
www.oia.aero/contact_omniair
phone: 1(918)-836-5393
address: 3303 N. Sheridan Road, Hangar 19, Tulsa OK 74115
United Airlines Inc:
CEO: Oscar Munoz
email through a form on their website:
www.united.com/en/us/customerCare
phone: 1(800) 864-8331
address: P.O. Box 6649, Chicago IL 60606-0649
American Airlines:
CEO: Doug Parker
email through a form on their website:
www.aa.com/contact/forms
phone: 1(800) 433-7300
address: 4000E Sky Harbor Blvd., Phoenix AZ 85034
Delta Airlines:
CEO: Ed Bastian
contact through online complaint form:
www.delta.com/contactus/commentComplaint
phone: 1(800) 270-9956
1(800) 221-1212
address: 1030 Delta Boulevard, Atlanta GA 30354
For deportation flights from Brownsville South Padre International Airport:
These flights depart from:
Hunt PanAm Terminal
email: huntpanam@gmail.com
phone: 1(800) 888-7524
address: South Padre International Airport
505 Amelia Earhart Drive, Brownsville TX 78521