Why Should Delaware Care?After Avelo Airlines announced it would end its contract to provide deportation flights, tensions eased between Delaware activists and Wilmington airport officials. The problem resurfaced after airport officials said they were considering leasing space to another aviation company linked with ICE, but now the company has decided to pull out of the proposal.
Daedalus Aviation, the Virginia company that recently struck a deal with the federal government to sell airplanes for deportation flights, has decided not to rent space at the Wilmington Airport “at this time,” according to a statement released Wednesday by the Delaware River and Bay Authority, which operates the facility.
The decision to withdraw from a potential lease follows weeks of outcry from local activists and state lawmakers who have urged Delaware officials to refrain from doing business with any companies linked to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, due to concerns over abuses of due process…