In the wake of controversy surrounding Delta Airlines, other major U.S. carriers are remaining tightlipped.
Delta Air Lines has received backlash after a social media video showed unlawful migrants allegedly being transported to New York City, but it is unclear whether other airlines have done the same.
Author Ashley St. Clair posted a video in December on X, claiming that her Delta Air Lines flight from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport “appears to be flying migrants who crossed the border and are being shipped to New York.”
“When I asked a Delta representative if this was the case, his response was ‘What does it matter, they’re humans too,’” claimed St. Clair in her post.
A subsequent post by St. Clair stated that one of the unlawful migrants on her flight still had the “bag from [the] processing center.”
“A majority of this flight is migrants bussed in from the processing center,” St. Clair wrote.
“Can [Delta] please let all of their customers know what medical screenings are being done for these migrants illegally crossing our border from all over the world and being flown on their flights?”
Ari Hoffman, an editor at The Post Millenial, reported similar encounters at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, writing that he “saw dozens of illegal immigrants.”
“None had luggage. All were clinging to their white packages with travel information and a cell phone,” Hoffman stated on X.
“When I arrived on Saturday night, I saw dozens of others sleeping in the terminals,” he added.
These claims prompted Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to write a letter addressed to Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastion, stating that it is “alarming” that U.S. taxpayers are seemingly “footing the bill for non-resident aliens to be transported into our communities.”
“It is of the utmost importance and of great concern for national security that you are transparent in discussing these arrangements with Congress,” wrote Gaetz in the letter posted by St. Clair.
“The American people and their elected representatives must be made aware of how the cooperation between federal agencies, NGOs and Delta Air Lines impacts our national security.”
In light of the claims against Delta Air Lines, The Dallas Express sought to determine whether other airlines may have participated in the transportation of unlawful migrants.
DX made multiple attempts to contact Delta, American, and Southwest Airlines regarding these concerns; however, no response has been received.
