Overview

• Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons proposed a deportation process modeled after Amazon Prime, emphasizing efficiency and private sector collaboration to expedite removals.
• Officials, including Border Czar Tom Homan and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, advocated for expanded use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to justify mass deportations.
• Lyons outlined plans to integrate artificial intelligence to optimize detention capacity and accelerate deportation logistics, such as filling flights more quickly.
• Private companies, including Avelo Airlines, have partnered with ICE to handle deportation logistics, sparking criticism and public opposition.
• Immigrant rights advocates condemned the approach as dehumanizing and warned of threats to due process and civil liberties.