According to a report by the US “Washington Post” on the 10th, the US Department of Homeland Security recently signed a contract totaling nearly 140 million US dollars to purchase 6 Boeing 737 aircraft to build its own fleet dedicated to repatriating immigrants. US Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin confirmed the above information, saying that this batch of aircraft will “operate more economical routes and other measures to make the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Administration operate more efficiently.” The Department of Homeland Security previously relied mainly on charter flights to carry out repatriation missions. Allegedly, purchasing this batch of aircraft would save US taxpayers 279 million US dollars. McLaughlin did not disclose further details. According to reports, the procurement contract was not carried out by the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing; the undertaker was a company called “Daedalus Airlines.” “Daedalus” was founded in February 2024 and is said to be able to provide 200-passenger Boeing 737 narrowbody airliners, as well as direct flights to Central America, the Caribbean, and parts of South America from Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. However, the company's president and chief financial officer are also executives of another company and have the same position, and the latter also has a contract with the Department of Homeland Security worth nearly 1 billion US dollars. According to the “Aviation Source News” website, this may constitute a conflict of interest. The Department of Homeland Security has yet to respond.

According to a report by the US “Washington Post” on the 10th, the US Department of Homeland Security recently signed a contract totaling nearly 140 million US dollars to purchase 6 Boeing 737 aircraft to build its own fleet dedicated to repatriating immigrants. US Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin confirmed the above information, saying that this batch of aircraft will “operate more economical routes and other measures to make the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Administration operate more efficiently.” The Department of Homeland Security previously relied mainly on charter flights to carry out repatriation missions. Allegedly, purchasing this batch of aircraft would save US taxpayers 279 million US dollars. McLaughlin did not disclose further details. According to reports, the procurement contract was not carried out by the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing; the undertaker was a company called “Daedalus Airlines.” “Daedalus” was founded in February 2024 and is said to be able to provide 200-passenger Boeing 737 narrowbody airliners, as well as direct flights to Central America, the Caribbean, and parts of South America from Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. However, the company's president and chief financial officer are also executives of another company and have the same position, and the latter also has a contract with the Department of Homeland Security worth nearly 1 billion US dollars. According to the “Aviation Source News” website, this may constitute a conflict of interest. The Department of Homeland Security has yet to respond.