Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military's border role grows
A U.S. Air Force jet with migrants bound at their wrists and ankles departed Texas for Guatemala on Thursday, carrying 80 deportees in another deportation flight that reflects a growing role for the armed forces in helping enforce immigration laws.
Trump realities drive migrants to reroute their American Dream
Francisco Fortín was attacked by gangs wielding machetes in his home country of Honduras, he said, an act of violence that cemented a decision to quit his impoverished and trouble-plagued homeland.
Mexico refuses to accept US deportation flight as Trump’s immigration overhaul gets into full swing
The deportation flight was blocked from leaving the US after two Air Force C-17 flights, each carrying about 80 deportees to Guatemala, successfully took off Thursday night.
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US Air Force Deportation Flight to Guatemala Avoids Mexican Airspace Amid Growing Military Role in Immigration Enforcement
A US Air Force jet carrying 80 deportees from Texas to Guatemala avoided Mexican airspace, highlighting military's increasing role in immigration enforcement.
Mexico Denied A U.S. Deportation Flight As Deportees Are Flown Out Of Country By The Hundreds, Report Says
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said early Friday morning deportation flights had begun, marking the first deportation flights using military aircraft since President Dwight Eisenhower was in office, Reuters reported, citing an unnamed U.S. official.
Mexico denies access to land for US deportation flight after miscommunication, State Dept. official says
Mexico reportedly denied access to land for a U.S. military plane that was slated to return deportees to the country, according to reports.
Mexico refused to accept a flight with migrants deported from the United States
Mexico refused to allow a US military plane with migrants on board to land on its territory. This was reported by NBC with reference to two representatives of the US Department of Defense and a source familiar with the situation.
Mexico thwarts Trump’s deportation plans: refuses to receive a flight with deportees from the U.S.
Tensions escalate as Mexico denies landing clearance for a U.S. military plane carrying deported migrants, disrupting a key piece of Trump’s immigration str
Mexico refuses US military flight deporting migrants, sources say
This was the first time in recent memory that military aircraft were used to fly migrants out of the country, one U.S. official said.
Mexico rejects landing request for US military flight deporting migrants
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY – Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to allow a US military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the country, a US official and a Mexican official told Reuters. The US military carried out two similar flights, each with about 80 migrants, to Guatemala o n Jan 24.
Mexico refuses to accept a US deportation flight
The Mexican government has criticized President Donald Trump’s unilateral immigration actions, and the landing would have required Mexico’s assistance.
Will Mexico accept military flights of deportees? President Sheinbaum deflects on sensitive issue
The Trump administration's use of U.S. military aircraft to return deportees has raised alarms throughout Latin America.