The use of Shannon Airport as a stopover has been condemned by Opposition politicians. Photograph: Brian Arthur/Press 22Another aircraft chartered by the Trump administration as part of its mass deportation efforts refuelled in Ireland this week. It is the sixth Ice deportation operation to refuel at Shannon since Trump returned to power a year ago. Last year, three aircraft chartered by Ice stopped at Shannon while bringing deportees to African countries. In January and February, two more Ice deportation flights stopped at Shannon while deporting groups of Palestinians to Tel Aviv in Israel.

Source: The Irish Times February 13, 2026 12:00 UTC