Via Christina Lorey

Under any NORMAL president — this story would be getting 24/7 coverage, but for Trump, it’s just another day of gross negligence.

Recent reports show that two military flights deported people to Africa — while hiding their location from public flight databases.

One of the flights carried 14 Nigerian and Gambian nationals to a prison camp in Ghana, according to a lawsuit. They were loaded onto a cargo jet in the middle of the night with no notice of where they were going.

THEY WERE IN THE US *LEGALLY* — and had all been granted protections from removal to their countries of origin due to fear of persecution, and yet were denied access to legal counsel.

One said that he was “straitjacketed for several hours” after requesting to speak with his lawyer.

Activists say that this is the equivalent of chain refoulement: indirectly forcing a person to return to their country of origin regardless of threats to life, by transferring them first to intermediary countries.

Chain refoulement violates international law 🚨

While it is NOT illegal for military planes to turn off transponders — it is highly unusual.

Typically transponders are only turned off in the case of surveillance or combat missions.

The use of military flights for deportation also raises eyebrows given that they cost the American taxpayer much more to operate than charter flights — around $28,500 PER HOUR!

At least 5 ICE missions to Africa have taken place since Trump declared his intention to deport immigrants to third countries.

The message is clear: The U.S. WILL operate in secret without regard for human life, safety, or cost.

📸: Now This