Healey calls on aviation company operating at Hanscom to cut ties with ICE

"You are the charter companies' point of contact, you ensure that the planes are fueled up, your personnel open the gates to allow ICE's vehicles into the airport, and you escort ICE's vehicles with detainees to the tarmac and into the deportation planes. It is not hyperbole to say that if Signature Aviation stopped supporting ICE's flights, ICE would be unable to operate out of Hanscom Field."

"Signature is the largest fixed base operator in the country, and the only one serving ICE at Hanscom. Fixed base operators are private companies that have been granted the right to provide aviation services, like fueling and parking, at airports."

"A total of 132 ICE flights departed from Hanscom during the first year of Trump's second term. Thirteen departed during January 2026. There were 129 ICE flights that flew into Hanscom during the first year of the Trump term, according to data compiled by the nonprofit Human Rights First."

Governor Maura Healey sent a letter to Signature Aviation's CEO demanding the company sever ties with ICE, which operates deportation flights from Hanscom Field in Bedford. Signature Aviation, the nation's largest fixed base operator and sole ICE partner at Hanscom, provides critical services including fueling, gate access, and ground escort for detainee transport. Healey argues that without Signature's support, ICE cannot operate from the airport. She accuses ICE of violating due process, court orders, and constitutional rights. Data shows 132 ICE flights departed Hanscom during Trump's second term's first year, with 129 arriving flights. Healey previously demanded federal officials cease using Hanscom for immigration enforcement operations.

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