Independent ICE flight tracker marks 5,000th detainee flown out of MSP

By: Madison McVan

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: August 19, 2026

Words: 807

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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On the hot tarmac of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, a man in a gray sweatsuit slowly climbed the steps to board an Eastern Airlines flight bound first for Alexandria, Louisiana, then El Paso, Texas.

He was chained at the ankles, wrists and stomach — and he was the 5,000th immigrant detainee shipped out of Minnesota’s flagship airport since November, according to independent tracking.

Nick Benson watched from the …

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