From our friends at Indivisible Greater Portland Maine: We are pushing Avelo to end its partnership with ICE to deport our friends, neighbors, and loved ones.
The protest is one of many across the country calling for boycotts of the airline, which signed a contract in April with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to operate deportation flights.
Avelo Airlines is partnering with ICE to deport our friends, neighbors, and loved ones. Now that they’re flying out of Portland, we’re showing up to make sure Mainers know exactly who they’re doing business with. Avelo wants our community’s dollars—but they’re complicit in tearing apart our communities.
We’re rallying to shine a light on Avelo’s priorities and values, and to inform potential customers so they can make an informed choice about where they spend their money. If Avelo chooses to keep working with ICE, they should know this: we won’t stay silent. We won’t back down. And we’ll keep raising our voices until this partnership ends for good.
A core principle behind all Indivisible events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.
