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DE SCR123

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

12/18/2025

Primary Sponsor

Raymond Seigfried

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Origin

Senate

153rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Delaware General Assembly expresses discontent with the Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) for providing marketing incentives to Avelo Airlines, which operates ICE charter flights for deportations

  • DRBA operates Wilmington Airport and has a marketing incentive agreement that reimburses Avelo with public funds to promote its services

  • Urges DRBA to prohibit agreements or incentives to businesses with ICE contracts that facilitate deportations of individuals lacking sufficient due process protections

  • Notes that Delaware already provides Avelo a temporary exemption from the state's five-cent-per-gallon aviation jet fuel tax, approved in December 2022 to attract air service

  • Wilmington City Council has previously passed a resolution discouraging contracts with companies profiting from ICE deportation activities

Legislative Description

Urging The Delaware River And Bay Authority To Scrutinize Existing Contracts And Future Contracts With Avelo Airlines.

Last Action

Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate

12/18/2025

Full Bill Text

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