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.
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 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.
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.
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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.
Central America could also make pact with US on deportees, Mexico president says
Mexico has received non-Mexican migrants from the United States in the past week, and Central American nations could also reach similar agreements with the U.S. to accept deportees from other countries,
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 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 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 required Mexico's assistance.
Mexico Denies U.S. Military Plane Carrying Deportees: Report
According to the NBC News report, two U.S. Air Force C-17s bound for Guatemala, each carrying around 80 people, flew deportees out of the U.S. on Thursday. However, a third flight, which was scheduled to land in Mexico, did not depart after it was not granted permission to land.
Mexico refuses US military flights deporting migrants, officials say
FileMexico refused a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to allow a U.S. military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the country, said U.S. and Mexican officials.:: Guatemala City,
Trump's foreign aid freeze guts grassroots groups helping migrants in Latin America
Trump has made it a priority to deter migrants from entering the U.S. illegally and many of the aid programs he halted are funded through the State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, which provides humanitarian assistance to those fleeing persecution, crisis, or violence.