United Air, Delta Donate Flights for Reunited Immigrant Families
- Carriers are working with immigrant-assistance groups
- Majority of the travel will take place through Aug. 4
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Delta Air Lines Inc. and United Continental Holdings Inc. are offering free flights for immigrant families detained and separated under President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” crackdown on illegal border crossings.
The airlines are providing vouchers for one-way domestic service so that parents and children that have been released can travel to sponsors or relatives in the U.S. A federal court ordered the government to reunite the families by July 26. After that, the families are responsible for any transportation costs.