Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them

Nick Benson tracks deportation flights departing daily from Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport in Minneapolis on Feb. 3, 2026, amid Operation Metro Surge.

A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, other countries.

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