Getty Images sent me to Yakima, WA yesterday to document U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement detainees being transferred onto a charter flight, likely for deportation. A small group of activists, who usually observe during the weekly flights, came to show support for the detainees.
YAKIMA, WA – FEBRUARY 18: An activist waves flowers in support of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees as they board a Swift Air charter flight at McCormick Air Center on February 18, 2020 in Yakima, Washington. The U.S. Justice Department is suing King County after it banned ICE from operating charter flights for detainee transport at King County International Airport, forcing the agency to bus detainees to Yakima for flights there. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)YAKIMA, WA – FEBRUARY 18: A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee waves to acknowledge chanting activists while boarding a Swift Air charter flight at McCormick Air Center on February 18, 2020 in Yakima, Washington. The U.S. Justice Department is suing King County after it banned ICE from operating charter flights for detainee transport at King County International Airport, forcing the agency to bus detainees to Yakima for flights there. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
YAKIMA, WA – FEBRUARY 18: Activists from Yakima Immigrant Response Network hold a banner and chant in support of detainees as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees are loaded onto a Swift Air charter flight at McCormick Air Center on February 18, 2020 in Yakima, Washington. The U.S. Justice Department is suing King County after it banned ICE from operating charter flights for detainee transport at King County International Airport, forcing the agency to bus detainees to Yakima for flights there. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)YAKIMA, WA – FEBRUARY 18: Clint Rehn observes and makes noise to support detainees as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees are loaded onto a Swift Air charter flight at McCormick Air Center on February 18, 2020 in Yakima, Washington. The U.S. Justice Department is suing King County after it banned ICE from operating charter flights for detainee transport at King County International Airport, forcing the agency to bus detainees to Yakima for flights there. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)YAKIMA, WA – FEBRUARY 18: A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee boards a Swift Air charter flight at McCormick Air Center on February 18, 2020 in Yakima, Washington. The U.S. Justice Department is suing King County after it banned ICE from operating charter flights for detainee transport at King County International Airport, forcing the agency to bus detainees to Yakima for flights there. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)YAKIMA, WA – FEBRUARY 18: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees are searched before boarding a Swift Air charter flight at McCormick Air Center on February 18, 2020 in Yakima, Washington. The U.S. Justice Department is suing King County after it banned ICE from operating charter flights for detainee transport at King County International Airport, forcing the agency to bus detainees to Yakima for flights there. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)YAKIMA, WA – FEBRUARY 18: A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee pauses to acknowledge chanting activists while boarding a Swift Air charter flight at McCormick Air Center on February 18, 2020 in Yakima, Washington. The U.S. Justice Department is suing King County after it banned ICE from operating charter flights for detainee transport at King County International Airport, forcing the agency to bus detainees to Yakima for flights there. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
