Shackled Immigrants Targeted for Deportation Are Being Flown In and Out of Kansas City Airport

Missouri’s role in the Trump administration’s deportation campaign has grown by roughly 200%, but the expansion is playing out less through high-profile raids and more through Kansas City International Airport — where shackled immigrants are being flown in and out as part of the federal deportation pipeline. The reporting describes the airport functioning as a logistics hub for ICE Air operations alongside more visible enforcement at workplaces, apartment parking lots, and immigration court check-ins.