Shackled immigrants targeted for deportation are being flown in and out of Kansas City airport

By: Mary Sanchez

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 23, 2026

Words: 1,686

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Missouri’s role in the Trump administration’s campaign to deport millions of immigrants has increased dramatically, up 200%.

But it’s not primarily through highly publicized incidents where immigrants have been taken into custody at their workplaces, in apartment parking lots or after check-ins at Kansas City’s immigration court.

It’s through Kansas City International Airport.

At least once, but sometimes multiple times a week, flights are leaving or arriving at KCI with detainees in the custody of …

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