"A private jet owned by the Donald Trump donor Gil Dezer was chartered by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for two separate flights that took detainees to Israel, a Guardian investigation revealed this week. The flights left the US on 21 January and 1 February. Both made refuelling stops at Shannon airport in the west of Ireland. Dezer's family property company has built a series of Trump-branded residential towers in Miami."
"Some of those onboard the flights on Dezer's jet said they had their wrists and ankles shackled for the duration of the journey. After arriving in Tel Aviv, they appear to have been taken to the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The Irish government said in a statement that as the flights stopped in the country for non-traffic purposes and were not picking up or setting down passengers they did not require prior approval from its transport department."
Flights chartered by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement used a private jet owned by donor Gil Dezer to deport detainees to Israel, stopping to refuel at Shannon Airport in County Clare. The flights departed the US on 21 January and 1 February. Some detainees reported being wrist- and ankle-shackled for the duration of the journeys. After arrival in Tel Aviv, several detainees appear to have been taken to the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The Irish government said refuelling stops for non-traffic purposes did not require prior transport department approval. Opposition politicians called the practice reprehensible and demanded government intervention and clarification.
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