Homeland Security to create its own fleet of 737 jets for deportations

The Department of Homeland Security recently signed a contract worth nearly US$140 million ($240m) to purchase six Boeing 737 planes for deportations. The move will allow the agency to operate its own fleet after receiving a massive funding increase from Congress. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the arm of DHS that carries out deportation flights, has long relied on charter planes, but two officials familiar with the contract and records reviewed by the Washington Post indicate Ice has b