Hope Chávez

1 month ago | ctmirror.org | Ana Juarez |Ana Juárez |Sarah Miller |Anne Watkins |Hope Chávez

The first Avelo deportation flight departed from Mesa, Arizona, May 12 following a month of petitions and protests across Connecticut and the country. These actions were sparked by Avelo’s choice to operate “ICE flights” and profit from the Trump Administration’s cruel and illegal deportation practices. Why do flights originating more than 2,000 miles away matter so much to Connecticut?