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Dozens of speakers urge Salem to end contracts and incentives with Avelo Airlines over deportation flights
Summary
Multiple residents and community groups urged the city to terminate contracts, grants and fee waivers for Avelo Airlines, alleging the carrier operates flights for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and citing worker-rights and safety concerns.
A series of public-comment speakers at the Salem City Council meeting on May 12 urged councilors to cancel contracts, grants and incentive agreements with Avelo Airlines, saying the carrier’s reported work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) makes the company incompatible with Salem’s values and sanctuary policies.
Shala Colson, who identified herself as representing Salem Democratic Socialists, asked the council to “terminate all contracts and financial incentives granted to Avelo Airlines immediately,” and said the airline benefits from waived landing fees, free terminal space for two years, a $350,000 revenue guarantee from Travel Salem and up to $850,000 in federal…
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