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France national team uses ICE deportation planes for World Cup travel

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The plane that French team used after match with Paraguay flew 44 deportation-related flights this year aloneThe French men’s national soccer team, whose star Kylian Mbappé is one of the world’s most outspoken athletes against far-right politicians, has been using a charter airplane company that is at the heart of the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.Images of the team posted on social media and flight tracking data show the French team have used Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) for at least three domestic flights between their World Cup games and base…

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