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Residents tell council hundreds of detained migrants have been flown through Pease; callers urge action
Summary
Several public commenters said ICE charter flights have moved over 400 people through Pease International Airport since Aug. 5, described shackling and transfers, and urged the Portsmouth City Council to investigate and act; council did not take immediate formal action.
Multiple residents used the Portsmouth City Council public-comment period on Monday to say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) flights have been moving large numbers of detainees through Pease International Airport and to urge city officials to investigate and intervene.
Resident Sarah Cornell told the council that since Aug. 5 roughly 400 people had been transported through Pease, arriving in 43 vans and on about 12 flights, and that some detainees — including children — were shackled before boarding. "They have been moved through your jurisdiction," Cornell…
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