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Munu

(216 posts)
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 11:51 AM Dec 2025

DHS inks contract to create its own fleet of Boeing 737s for deportations

Source: The Washington Post

The Department of Homeland Security recently signed a contract worth nearly $140 million to purchase six Boeing 737 planes for deportations — a move that will allow the agency to operate its own fleet after receiving a massive funding increase from Congress.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/12/10/dhs-deport-boeing-contract/



Just broke. That little snippet is all for now.
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DHS inks contract to create its own fleet of Boeing 737s for deportations (Original Post) Munu Dec 2025 OP
Massive Budget FredGarvin Dec 2025 #1
Sick, sick, sick. Solly Mack Dec 2025 #2
Another bribe Smilo Dec 2025 #3
Fucking Pigs fucking up our economics by wasting our tax payer dollars while removing good people who are a net positive chowder66 Dec 2025 #4
 

FredGarvin

(846 posts)
1. Massive Budget
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 11:56 AM
Dec 2025

They gotta spend that money otherwise they might lose some funding next year.

Pork-barrel spending

Smilo

(2,031 posts)
3. Another bribe
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 02:42 PM
Dec 2025

because they could lease planes (with pilots), or least cost solution borrow from the air force.

This stinks of bribery & is yet another utterly disgusting & inhumane use of our tax dollars. 🤬

chowder66

(12,246 posts)
4. Fucking Pigs fucking up our economics by wasting our tax payer dollars while removing good people who are a net positive
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 05:33 PM
Dec 2025

for revenue.

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