Delta Airlines has been accused of flying migrants to New York after a viral video posted online by a US commentator claimed her domestic flight was filled with people who had crossed from the southern border and had been given "premium" seats by the flight operator.
Ashley St. Clair posted the video which she claimed showed migrants who were recently let out of an immigration detention centre at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
In the caption, she said: "My Delta flight from Phoenix appears to be flying migrants who crossed the border and are being shipped to New York.
"When I asked a Delta representative if this was the case, his response was 'What does it matter, they’re humans too' What is happening????"
My @Delta flight from Phoenix appears to be flying migrants who crossed the border and are being shipped to New York
— Ashley St. Clair (@stclairashley) December 19, 2023
When I asked a Delta representative if this was the case, his response was “What does it matter, they’re humans too”
What is happening???? pic.twitter.com/zew340d6u2
When asked how she knew they were migrants, St Clair claimed: "They’re all carrying bags from the processing center.
"Unlike you, I leave my house and have visited the border and processing centers."
Pro-Trump congresswoman Lauren Boebert responded to the post, saying: "This is how they turn every state into a border state. And our tax dollars are the funding for this disaster. Completely abhorrent."
Other Republicans are also allegedly calling for a boycott.
GB News is yet to independently verify whether the alleged migrants pictured were from a processing centre.
GB News has approached Delta Airlines for comment.
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