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Oct 20, 2026 - World

An aircraft used for President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda leaked fuel onto the runway at the Mesa Gateway Airport, temporarily closing it, and an Immigration and Customs Enforcement pilot told air traffic controllers that his plane’s fuel gauge wasn’t working, according to audio reviewed by the Arizona Mirror.“Can you send the trucks? We have a fuel leak, again,” the pilot told ground control at the airport Friday.Mesa Gateway Airport is home to the Arizona Removal Operations Coordination Center, or AROCC for short, a 25,000-square-foot facility that opened in 2010 to little fanfare and can house up to 157 detainees and 79 employees from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to an ICE press release from 2010.It is also the operational hub of “ICE Air,” has been the site of severe overcrowding, and has also been a frequent departure point for flights that have sent immigrants to African countries they’ve never been to. The facility made national headlines because it was set to be where two gay Iranian men were set to be deported from, ultimately to their deaths.“On October 16, there was a fuel spill at Mesa Gateway Airport involving a contract charter plane,” an unnamed U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told the Mirror. “The fire department responded and cleared the scene. There were no injuries or damage.”The day after the leak occurred, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin visited the facility.The airport itself said that there was a “mechanical issue resulting in a small fuel venting from the wing” which led to the aircraft returning to the ICE-operated hangar.“Mesa Fire declared the aircraft safe, and it will depart when the operator has cleared the mechanical issues,” Ryan Smith, Mesa Gateway spokesman, told the Mirror.The aircraft in question is operated by GlobalX, a charter company that plays a pivotal role in Trump’s deportation program.“Negative because our indicators are MEL’d right now,” the ICE pilot replied to ground control when asked if they knew how much fuel that they had spilled.MEL, or minimum equipment list, is a designation that allows operators to fly without certain pieces of equipment functioning temporarily from the Federal Aviation Administration. In this case, it meant that when ground control wanted to learn how much fuel the ICE jet had leaked, it couldn’t, because the aircraft did not have a functioning fuel gauge.The leak and its subsequent clean up temporarily closed one of Mesa Gateway’s runways as airport officials inspected it, cleaned it and towed the ICE aircraft back to AROCC.Ground control audio captured by liveATC.net also showed that ground control was unaware of the initial leak until Mesa Fire Department reported it as it tried to respond.“Requesting clearance to the fuel spill,” a fire department truck can be heard saying over the radio.“I’m not aware of a fuel spill,” ground control responded back.Other charter services used by ICE have come under scrutiny for cutting corners, and in the past, ICE has been sued for the conditions on its flights. ICE flights have also been increasing, with more in September than in the prior two months, according to Human Rights First.The plane that leaked its fuel has performed 2,040 total flights for ICE since 2021, according to data supplied by ICE Flight Monitor. This year, it has made 216 flights, up from the 209 it did for the entirety of 2025.Detainees are supposed to be at AROCC for no more than 12 hours while they wait to be loaded onto a plane, either so they can be deported or transferred to a different ICE facility. The Mirror’s reporting found that publicly available data shows how overcrowded the facility has become in the past year. The average length of stay in 2026 is about 36 hours, compared to the same time frame in 2025, when the average stay was about 12 hours.In 2025, the average daily population was approximately 21 people for the same timeframe. So far in 2026, there have been an average of 274 detainees each day. The Mirror found one individual in the data who stayed for 18 days, coinciding with a time when the population of the facility was near its peak of 777 individuals in a single day.Arizona Mirror is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Arizona Mirror maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Jim Small for questions: [email protected].

Oct 20, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump delivered a stark warning to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, suggesting his country faces an increasingly grim future unless he reaches a deal with Russia.Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump argued that Russia’s military advantage would only grow as the war drags on.“Ukraine has to want to settle this war. Zelensky has to want to settle this war. And if he doesn’t, I think it’s going to be a very bad thing,” Trump said.The president went on to complain about the billions of dollars the United States has spent supporting Ukraine, arguing that American taxpayers have received little in return.“We want Zelensky to make a deal. He can make a deal,” Trump insisted. The president also suggested Zelensky wasted earlier opportunities to negotiate better terms.“Could have made a good deal then. Could have made a much better deal then, probably, possibly than he can make now,” he said.Trump then pointed to Russia’s larger population while appearing to praise the country’s military’s resources as reasons Ukraine should negotiate.“And if they don’t make a deal, ultimately it’s just going to get, in my opinion, it’s just really just going to get worse.”Trump also claimed that personal animosity between Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin was a major obstacle to ending the war.

Oct 20, 2026 - World

Low-cost broadband provider Jio Platforms aims for £81bn valuation when it floats on the stock market on WednesdayIndia’s second-richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is launching what could be the country’s biggest-ever initial public offering (IPO), despite a stock market downturn.Mumbai-based Jio Platforms, a telecoms company backed by Meta Platforms and Google, is hoping to raise up to 302bn rupees (£2.4bn) and is targeting a 10.3tn rupees valuation when it floats on the stock market from Wednesday. Continue reading...

Oct 20, 2026 - World

Veteran technology journalist Kara Swisher was flabbergasted Monday as President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk seemingly played games in Ukraine with people's lives at stake. Over the last week, reports indicate that Trump's White House gave an order to slow down Ukraine's access to Starshield systems, a Musk-developed product that helps the Ukrainian military defend against Russian ballistic missile attacks. Trump and Musk have both pointed fingers at each other about the incident, even though both were at least aware of the incident, Swisher said. "I don't think he's telling the truth. Obviously someone knows how it happened, and I would tend to believe the Ukrainians over Musk or Trump at any time," Swisher said on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360." "They were basically trying to pass the hot potato back and forth when things blew up in them, so to speak," she added. The slowdown of Ukraine's Starshield capabilities was followed up by a series of moves by Trump that have some Republicans up in arms. Trump has agreed to purchase millions of barrels of diesel fuel from Russia, which gives the country more money to fight its war of aggression against Ukraine, and has suspended sanctions on Russia that were due to go into effect this week.Swisher noted that Trump and Musk's finger-pointing has served both men as a distraction. "This is just kind of ridiculous that we even play these games with these people," Swisher said. She also noted that it is "hard to square" how Trump can deny he knew about the order coming from his White House. It raises questions about why he didn't know and who is making decisions about a war that has resulted in American casualties. At the same time, Trump appears to be entertaining a hypothetical summit between himself, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and China's Xi Jinping to end the war in Ukraine. Such a summit would seem like a blast from the distant past, according to Swisher. "It's an incredible idea to do something to slice up dominion, essentially. It feels like we're back in another century," she said.

Nov 21, 2025 - World

The Queen's coffin will lie in state at Westminster Hall until her funeral on Monday.View Entire Post ›