DEL RIO, Texas — Federal assault charges will be brought against two Haitian migrants after they bit federal law enforcement officials on board a deportation flight when the plane was taxiing to the runway, the Washington Examiner has learned. Two of the passengers left their seats and attacked Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations officers. Migrants who are on deportation flights are not restrained in their seats except for rare instances in which convicted criminals are allowed, per Federal Aviation Administration policy. The U.S. government was forced to cancel a second deportation flight on Monday at 5 a.m. because Haitian migrants on board were "being disruptive and not complying" while the plane was on the tarmac. ICE and Customs and Border Protection did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
