MESA, AZ — Nine people were taken to a hospital after an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement plane departed Mesa Gateway Airport and had to return.
Mesa police say the plane returned to the airport because it lost air conditioning.
ICE says that of 98 individuals in custody aboard, nine people received treatment for heat-related complaints. All have since been released back into ICE custody.
The flight was heading from Mesa Gateway to Alexandria, Louisiana. The original flight was canceled and was rescheduled for Thursday morning.
What caused the plane to lose AC is not known.
No other medical incidents involving those aboard were reported, ICE says.
