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Henrico congressional representatives express alarm, demand answers from ICE as RIC deportation flights soar to new high in September

, and Dina Weinstein, Community Vitality Reporter

October 14, 2025 . 12:20 PM

9 min read

Shackled detainees were offloaded from unmarked vans and buses, searched and then boarded onto unmarked airplanes by unidentified guards on the tarmac in front of the Richmond Jet Center at the Richmond International Airport in September. The planes owned by Eastern Airlines and Key Lime were bound for the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Alexandria, Louisiana, run through a subcontract executed by the Geo Group. (Dina Weinstein/Henrico Citizen)

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