DelawareAirlines deporting ICE detainees without safeguards would lose tax breaks
Delaware would deny or cancel a jet fuel tax break for airlines that fly ICE detainees for deportation without presenting a federal judge's warrant or order and showing their legal rights were honored.
What it does
Commercial airlines could not get or keep Delaware's economic development jet fuel tax break if they fly ICE detainees for deportation without both a valid federal judge's warrant or order and proof of required legal rights.
Argument forThe rule could give airlines a reason to check court papers and detainees' legal rights before carrying them on deportation flights.
Argument againstAn airline could lose the tax break even if it meets one safeguard but cannot show it met the other.
More detail
The Council on Development Finance and the Director of Small Business would have to deny or revoke the tax break for covered airlines. This applies to commercial airlines carrying people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation and seeking Delaware's temporary economic development jet fuel tax break. The airline must present a valid warrant or order from a federal judge or magistrate. An ICE detention notice does not count. It must also show that the person received all required legal rights, including the right to a lawyer and a hearing before an immigration judge. This rule would take effect 30 days after the bill becomes law.
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History
- 2025
- Dec 18Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in SenateIntroduced
ImmigrationTaxes & BudgetTransportation