"Tracing Deportation Flights" with Gillian Brockell

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This week we dove head first into the world of flight tracking. How can you identify an ICE flight? What can tracking tools actually tell us? And what kinds of conditions are those being deported facing? We discuss all this and more with independent journalist and former Washington Post staffer Gillian Brockell.

Think of this one as a one stop intro to flight tracking workshop, and listen whilst you have the tools in front of you.

The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on May 14th 2026. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.

Recorded live in our Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcat

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