ICE denies illegal immigrants are being flown into Scranton despite GOP skepticism

Published December 29, 2021 5:58pm ET



Immigration and Customs Enforcement denied the agency helped charter several flights for illegal immigrants, even as a Republican lawmaker seeks answers from the Department of Homeland Security.

The agency denied involvement in organizing flights that landed at the Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport on Dec. 11, 17, and 25, according to the Times Tribune. A spokeswoman from ICE suggested the flights may have been chartered by another agency and denied they belonged to them.

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