The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Wednesday that it has agreed to buy six Boeing
737 planes to be used for deportations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Washington Post first reported DHS’s contract for the nearly $140 million purchase of the 737s from Daedalus Aviation.
That Virginia company’s CEO and chief financial officer hold identical roles in a separate company, Salus Worldwide Solutions, that has a nearly $1 billion contract with DHS to support voluntary “self-deportation,” The Post noted.
The newspaper previously reported that the Trump administration has set a goal of deporting 1 million immigrants this year.
