ICE Flight Monitor
ICE Flight Monitor is a data-driven initiative that systematically tracks and documents U.S. immigration enforcement flights. It provides detailed insights into government operations often hidden from public view.
Recent statistics
ICE Flight Monitor Interactive Dashboard offers a dynamic view of ICE Air flights tracked by the project.
Visualize common routes, weekly patterns of shuffle and deportation flights, third country transfer flights, and track historical flight trends dating back to 2020.
Explore the dashboard
Recent Reports
View AllView monthly reports covering ICE deportation flights, domestic transfer flights, Guantánamo detention flights, military flights, and deportation flights carried out by the Mexican and Panamanian governments.
Access the full archive, available starting from January 2020, at Witness at the Border.
Methodology
Immigration enforcement flights are documented using publicly available aviation data, informed by years of experience and tens of thousands of recorded flights. Flight data is cross-referenced with public records, media reports, communications with attorneys and family members, and observations from trusted partner organizations.
Tom Cartwright
ICE Flight Monitor builds on a methodology developed by Tom Cartwright, a former Executive Vice President at JPMorgan, who began tracking ICE flights in 2020.
Cartwright tracked over 40,000 immigration enforcement flights before transitioning the project under the name “ICE Flight Monitor” to Human Rights First in August 2025.
