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Planned Saturday protest seeks end to ongoing deportation flights at RIC

, and Dina Weinstein, Community Vitality Reporter

September 17, 2026 . 3:15 PM

15 min read

Varina resident Paul Fleisher took this photo of a deportation flight at Richmond International Airport he witnessed this year on the far remote east side of the airport. He is one of the people who will gather this Saturday to protest the deportations. “The entire business of how they are treating our immigrant neighbors is horrific," he said. "Families are being separated. People are being shuffled so they can’t get legal representation. I’m disgusted by the way my own country is treating our immigrant folks."

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