America is at a crossroads. It’s decision time.
And now Homeland Security purchased a fleet of Boeing 737s to do the unthinkable.
Trump Admin Locks In Boeing Fleet for Mass Deportations
The Department of Homeland Security has quietly signed a contract to acquire a fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft dedicated to carrying out President Trump’s aggressive deportation push, Fox News Digital has learned.
The move is designed to streamline and accelerate the removal of criminal illegal aliens while cutting costs for taxpayers.
Taxpayer Savings and Operational Muscle
“We are delighted to see the media is highlighting the Trump administration’s cost-effective and innovative ways of delivering on the American people’s mandate for mass deportations of criminal illegal aliens,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital.
“This new initiative will save $279 million in taxpayer dollars by allowing ICE to operate more effectively, including by using more efficient flight patterns,” she added.
The Washington Post first reported the purchase of six Boeing 737s, funded through the sweeping $170 billion border-security package tucked into the “big, beautiful bill” that Congress passed and President Trump signed in July.
The planes were acquired through Daedalus Aviation, a Virginia-based charter firm launched in 2024.
“President Trump and Secretary Noem are committed to quickly and efficiently getting criminal illegal aliens OUT of our country,” McLaughlin emphasized.
Record-Breaking Removals and Democratic Pushback
Since Inauguration Day, when Trump immediately rescinded Biden-era enforcement restrictions, the administration has already executed more than 1,700 deportation flights and removed or prompted the self-deportation of over 2 million illegal immigrants in just 250 days.
“The numbers don’t lie: 2 million illegal aliens have been removed or self-deported in just 250 days, proving that President Trump’s policies and Secretary Noem’s leadership are working and making American communities safe,” McLaughlin declared in September.
“Ramped-up immigration enforcement targeting the worst of the worst is removing more and more criminal illegal aliens off our streets every day and is sending a clear message to anyone else in this country illegally: Self-deport or we will arrest and deport you.”
Democrats have fiercely criticized the operation, particularly after high-profile raids sparked unrest in Los Angeles. California Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned federal agents in July, saying: “They’re sitting there on horses with American flags, running through soccer fields, scaring kids that are playing soccer in the middle of the day at a summer camp. For what? Just toughness… It’s a weakness masquerading as strength.”
The Boeing fleet is the latest signal that the Trump administration intends to sustain—and accelerate—this historic deportation campaign.
