The Brief
- Houston-based Avelo Airlines signed an agreement in April to fly federal deportation flights for ICE.
- A National Day of Action was held on Friday and Saturday against the airline.
- Protesters in Houston gathered outside the company headquarters.
HOUSTON – Immigrant advocates across the country held a National Day of Action to target a Houston-based airline that agreed to fly deportation flights.
‘Stop Avelo’ Houston protest
What we know:
Stop Avelo protests were held on Friday and Saturday in cities in New York, Florida, Oregon, California, and more.
A protest was also held in Houston on Saturday outside the Avelo Airlines headquarters on Greenway Plaza.…