Air Force flies migrants to Guatemala

Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military's border role grows
A U.S. Air Force jet deported 80 migrants shackled at their wrists and ankles to Guatemala on Thursday, detouring around Mexican airspace because U.S. military overflights require more advance notice than the Trump administration can give as it rapidly accelerates deportations.
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.
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 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,
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.
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.
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