Hacktivist group Anonymous breached Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX), the charter carrier heavily used by the Trump administration for deportation flights. The cyberattack involved defacing their website and taking sensitive passenger information that could expose critical details regarding deportations.
An "ICE Air" (@ICEGov) plane, GlobalX N530FL, departs from Boeing Field in Seattle with a few dozen detainees. @KOMONews @EROSeattle – pic.twitter.com/3WYcVEZzre
— Jonathan Simmons (@JSimmonsTVNews) March 18, 2025
Anonymous specifically targeted GlobalX to protest flights deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador despite a federal court order issued on May 1, 2025. Trump-appointed district court Judge Fernandez Rodriguez ruled that the administration’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was unlawful, stating that the President has no authority to unilaterally declare a foreign invasion or threat in order to invoke deportations under Alien Enemies Act.
Anonymous posted the following on the GlobalX website,
Anonymous has decided to enforce the Judge’s order since you and your sycophant staff ignore lawful orders that go against your fascist plans. You lose again Donnie.
The hackers claimed to have taken copies of passenger manifests and flight records dating from January 19 to May 1, 2025. These records reportedly include passenger identities, flight numbers, departure and arrival times, and destinations. This includes flights 6143, 6145, and 6122 on March 15, 2025, transporting Venezuelan migrants from Harlingen, Texas, to El Salvador.
GlobalX, founded in 2018 by Ed Wegel, originally positioned itself as a luxury charter airline serving sports teams, casinos, and VIP clients. However, its business significantly shifted toward federal government contracts. Currently the airline manages a fleet of 22 aircraft.
GlobalX Airbus A320 Credit: Coldstreamer20 via Wikimedia Commons
Prior investigative reporting by ProPublica shared details of GlobalX deportation flight safety and ethical treatment of detainee issues, with flight attendants working the charters reporting insufficient emergency training for dealing with emergencies in the unique situation of detainees restrained by shackles (who could not possibly meet evacuation standards). One recounted an incident where she administered emergency medical aid to a severely ill child passenger during a deportation flight.
Good work–hope they give the Dictator more problems.
Perhaps @Trk can host some of the freedom fighting lads from Tren de Aragua at their house. Sure, there could be the occasional homicide or sexual assault nearby. And the fentanyl will flow like water in their neighborhood. But hey, you stuck it to that bad orange man and that’s what matters.
The Tesla firebombers have moved on and now support illegal alien gangbagers.
@angryflyer and @coffee please, the crook as president bypassing our laws ( like he has done and was convicted ) is completely in his element with this group he deports illegally. So bite me with your rightwing support. The Repubs use to try to brand themselves as “the law and order” and the “good for economic growth”. Since they have been exposed as frauds in those brands, the chose to become the Masked Fascist Party.
@Ray – this is law and order. We can’t let a few activist liberal judges stop the goal of closing our borders, deporting those here illegally (or that break our laws while here on a Visa) and severely punishing violent illegal aliens
Have to focus on the greater good than any perceived rights of the low life illegals
@Ray
And
@Trk
Should be sent to El Salvador
These morons will think they’re heroes until they’re convicted and sent to prison. I would say ruin their lives but I doubt they have much of a life to ruin. Anyone that has a problem sending illegal gang members out of this country should be the first to volunteer for said gang members to live in their community.
Because sending people who invaded the USA illegally would be wrong.
BTW, hattip to the View from the Wing writers, these political trigger posts do wonders for your traffic, I’m sure 🙂
The Fifth Amendment has entered the chat.
“No person shall… be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law…”
Even late Justice Scalia in Reno vs Flores said DUE PROCESS for all.
“We turn now from the claim that the INS cannot deprive respondents of their asserted liberty interest at all, to the “procedural due process” claim that the Service cannot do so on the basis of the procedures it provides. It is well established that the Fifth Amendment entitles aliens to due process of law in deportation proceedings.”
The Constitution is not an al a carte menu. Just because you don’t like a specific Amendment doesn’t give you the right to ignore it. See the 2nd Amendment.