Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military’s border role grows
A US military plane with migrants bound at their wrists and ankles has left Texas bound for Guatemala carrying 80 deportees, eight of them children.
First illegal immigrant deportation flights take off on military aircraft
U.S. military and police forces began the first deportation flights for illegal immigrants under President Donald Trump's hardline immigration crackdown nationwide and particularly at the southern border.
Mexico refuses Trump admin. migrant deportation flights, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to allow a U.S. military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the country, a U.S. official and a Mexican official told Reuters.
Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump's swift deportations
The Trump administration has enlisted the U.S. military to quickly scale up its deportation capacity, which usually relies on charter flights
Air Force flies migrants to Guatemala as military's border role grows
The armed forces is playing a growing role in helping enforce immigration laws under the Trump administration.
Trump plans to hold up to 30,000 criminal migrants deported from the U.S. at Gitmo
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Guantanamo Bay could hold 30,000 migrants in Trump deportation plans
President Donald Trump directed the Department of Defense to ready facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for 30,000 migrants.
Trump plans to send migrants in US illegally to Guantanamo
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, giving federal authorities broader power to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally who have been accused of crimes. He also announced at the ceremony that his administration planned to send the “worst criminal aliens” to a detention center in Guantanamo Bay,
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mexico refuses to accept a U.S. deportation flight
The Mexican government has criticized President Donald Trump's unilateral immigration actions, and the landing would have ...
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 ...
Trump punishes Colombia for refusing entry to deportation flights
He slaps a 25% tariff on Colombian goods and imposes a raft of visa restrictions. Latin American nations are grappling with ...
Colombia Agrees to Accept Deportation Flights After Trump Threatens Tariffs
The country’s leader, Gustavo Petro, backed down after a clash with President Trump, which started when Mr. Petro turned back ...
Colombia Rejects Deportation Flights in Setback for Trump’s Plan
Colombia will reject deportation flights from the United States after Brazil decried the treatment of migrants arriving ...
Colombia, Tariffs, and Deportation Flights, Explained
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that Colombia was suspending permission for previously authorized U.S.
Deportation flights from the US to Colombia resume following showdown that almost led to a trade war
The diplomatic drama that began over the weekend provided clues on how Trump would deal with countries standing in the way of ...