For this reason, we write to request the release of the names, nationalities, and immigration file numbers of every individual from these deportation flights still held incommunicado in CECOT and in other prisons.
I will request the release of the names, nationalities, and immigration file numbers of every individual from the deportation flights still held incommunicado in CECOT and other prisons.
Occurrences
Evidence
Forty House Democrats asked the FAA for all ICE air-operations data, saying people are being placed on flights without notice and are effectively disappearing from public view.
The Guardian reported that ICE air operations expanded sharply in 2026, with flights to 79 countries and more than 70% of detainees lacking criminal convictions, while advocates said people are still being moved without due process and separated from families.
AP reported that the U.S. has stopped regularly releasing deportation data, so experts are relying on information from countries like El Salvador and from flight tracking instead.
Assessments
Available evidence shows the deportation system remained opaque through June 2026 and that House Democrats were pressing for more ICE flight transparency, but it does not clearly show that James P. McGovern personally made the specific request promised: release of the names, nationalities, and immigration file numbers of every person from those flights still held incommunicado in CECOT or other prisons. The cited congressional letter appears broader and focused on ICE air-operations data, not the exact detainee-identifying information in the promise. That leaves the promise neither clearly fulfilled nor clearly disproven on the present record.