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This joint resolution expresses the Delaware State Legislature's concerns about the Delaware River and Bay Authority's (DRBA) financial relationship with Avelo Airlines, specifically focusing on Avelo's contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for transporting detainees. The resolution highlights that the DRBA is providing marketing incentives and funding to Avelo, a company that operates charter flights for ICE deportations, which many community members and public officials believe lack sufficient due process protections for individuals facing removal. The resolution urges the DRBA to scrutinize its existing and future contracts with Avelo and other businesses engaged in similar ICE-related activities, effectively calling for the authority to discontinue financial support for companies involved in deportation processes that are perceived as unjust. This stance is further supported by the Wilmington City Council's previous resolution discouraging contracts with companies profiting from ICE deportation activities, and comes in the context of Delaware already providing substantial support to commercial carriers through a temporary aviation jet fuel tax exemption.

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