'More to come': Florida, ICE launch first TLH 'deportation flight'

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The flight departed from Tallahassee, marking the city's first such deportation flight.

This event follows increased immigration enforcement actions in the Tallahassee area, including a large raid in May and traffic stops leading to detentions in February.

A "deportation flight" out of the Tallahassee International Airport is a Florida first, state Attorney General James Uthmeier says.

In an Aug. 15 social media post, Uthmeier said the Florida Highway Patrol assisted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a flight to remove undocumented and other immigrants from the state capital.

On X, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles wrote there would be more flights in the future.

"The first of many more to come! Florida Highway Patrol will con