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Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military's border role grows
A U.S. Air Force jet with 80 migrants that left Texas for Guatemala on Thursday charted a path around Mexico because it couldn't fly over the country, according to a U.S. official. The Mexican government said it never denied permission.
Exclusive: US military aircraft with deported migrants lands in Guatemala, officials say
Three U.S. Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
US military aircraft with deported migrants lands in Guatemala, say officials
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump forged ahead with military deportation flights on Jan 27, sending another planeload of migrants to Guatemala a day after coming to the brink of a trade war with Colombia after it refused to let C-17 aircraft land.
US Air Force deportation flight takes off from El Paso for 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.
US military deportation flight to Guatemala likely cost more than $4,600 per migrant — way more than a first class ticket
U.S. President Donald Trump’s military deportation flight to Guatemala on Monday likely cost at least $4,675 per migrant, according to data provided by U.S. and Guatemalan officials. That is more than five times the $853 cost of a one-way first class ticket on American Airlines from El Paso,
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.
Military planes repurposed for deportations to Guatemala
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A military plane loaded with deportees bound for Guatemala departed from Biggs Army Airfield ...
Trump’s deportation orders have sown fear in Texas. But how much has actually changed?
The president’s made-for-TV showmanship has been all over his first days in office, as he has sought to kick off the ...
Trump using military cargo planes to fly back illegal immigrants at southern border
The first such military flight out of El Paso, Texas, took place, bound for Guatemala with approximately 80 immigrants on ...
'Deportation flights have begun' as Trump sends 'strong and clear message,' White House says
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that "Deportation flights have begun," releasing a photo of ...
Correction: Immigration-Deportation Flights story
In a story published Jan. 30, 2025, about a U.S. military deportation flight to Guatemala, The Associated Press erroneously ...
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Jorge Castañeda on Mexico’s Difficult Crossroads with Donald Trump
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s first visit to Latin America will be only to certain US allies, including a very complex ...
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Armed troops arrive in Texas, California to begin work at the southwest border
Mexico border as part of the military’s fulfillment of an order by President Donald Trump to make border security a top ...