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BumRushDaShow

(167,992 posts)
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 07:52 PM 21 hrs ago

Plane carrying ICE detainees stranded on tarmac for 13 hours amid brutal storm in New Hampshire, report says

Source: The Independent

Tuesday 24 February 2026 12:17 EST.


A group of deportees was left on an airport tarmac for 13 hours when their ICE flight was stranded in New Hampshire by a blizzard, according to a report.

Officials for Portsmouth International Airport, which is often used for refueling before deportation flights. say they received just 15 minutes’ warning that the flight was inbound early on Monday morning.

It had originated in Harlingen, Texas, around 8:15 pm local time on Sunday, and landed at 1:09 am; flight records indicated the plane was a Boeing 767-300, The Boston Globe reported, with a maximum capacity of 290 seats.

The flight, operated by Omni Air International, was unable to continue due to blizzard conditions at the airport, and detainees were left stranded on the aircraft for around 13 hours until they were finally allowed to deboard into the terminal around 2pm.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-flight-stranded-blizzard-portsmouth-airport-b2926668.html



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Plane carrying ICE detainees stranded on tarmac for 13 hours amid brutal storm in New Hampshire, report says (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago OP
According to NHPR PatSeg 20 hrs ago #1
WTF? 2naSalit 19 hrs ago #2
In New Hampshire PatSeg 19 hrs ago #3
Thanks... 2naSalit 19 hrs ago #4
Definitely PatSeg 18 hrs ago #5
Somebody... 2naSalit 18 hrs ago #6
I wonder if Bulgaria has concentration camps PatSeg 18 hrs ago #7
13 hours with no food and no bathroom breaks Bayard 4 hrs ago #8

PatSeg

(52,819 posts)
1. According to NHPR
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:06 PM
20 hrs ago

the plane departed this morning for Sofia, Bulgaria. Why are they going to Bulgaria?

2naSalit

(101,584 posts)
2. WTF?
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:25 PM
19 hrs ago

Bet they have them chained down and they haven't eaten since texass. Fuck these fucking fascist fucks.

PatSeg

(52,819 posts)
3. In New Hampshire
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:30 PM
19 hrs ago

they kept them on the plane for twelve hours.

"Detainees were eventually let off the plane, fed, and held in the terminal overnight, according to a spokesperson for Port City Air."

https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-02-23/ice-detainees-plane-flight-portsmouth-airport-snowstorm-blizzard-nh-newhampshire

PatSeg

(52,819 posts)
5. Definitely
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:38 PM
18 hrs ago

And flying into New Hampshire with no advance warning during a blizzard was totally insane. I still wonder why they were going to Bulgaria though.

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