US military deportation flights likely cost more than first class
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US military deportation flights likely cost more than first class

Hindustan Times  

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. According to information supplied by U.S. and Guatemalan officials, the cost of each migrant aboard U.S. President Donald Trump's military deportation flight to Guatemala on Monday was probably at least $4,675. Trump launched the military deportation flights last week as part of his national emergency declaration on immigration, so far sending six planeloads of migrants on flights to Latin America. But acting ICE Director Tae Johnson told lawmakers during an April 2023 budget hearing that deportation flights cost $17,000 per flight hour for 135 deportees and typically lasted five hours.

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Trump deporting people at slower rate than Biden did in his last year in office
6 days, 9 hours ago

Trump deporting people at slower rate than Biden did in his last year in office

India Today  

US President Donald Trump deported 37,660 people during his first month in office, previously unpublished US Department of Homeland Security data show, far less than the monthly average of 57,000 removals and returns in the last full year of Joe Biden's administration. Yet initial figures suggest Trump could struggle to match higher deportation rates during the last full year of …

Trump administration to stop using military aircraft for deportation due to high costs: Report
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump administration to stop using military aircraft for deportation due to high costs: Report

Hindustan Times  

The illegal immigrants being deported from the United States will now not be flown out in military planes as the Trump administration has stopped using military aircraft for the purpose, reported the Wall Street Journal citing defense officials. A US military aircraft carrying illegal Indian immigrants upon its landing at the Shri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport, in Amritsar, Punjab, …

Trump administration stops using military aircraft for deportation due to high costs: Report
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump administration stops using military aircraft for deportation due to high costs: Report

India TV News  

Trump administration stops using military aircraft for deportation due to high costs: Report The Trump administration has reportedly decided to stop using military aircraft for deportation purposes. As Donald Trump assumed the presidency in the United States, the authorities launched a crackdown against illegal immigration, even using military aircraft to deport immigrants. However, the authorities have stopped using military aircraft …

Trump suspends military deportation flights: How much did it cost US
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump suspends military deportation flights: How much did it cost US

India Today  

After taking office on January 20, US President Donald Trump launched a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration, focusing on stringent checks at US-Mexico border and increasing deportations. Flight-tracking data reveals that the US government has conducted approximately 30 migrant deportation flights using C-17 aircraft and around a dozen using C-130s. The Wall Street Journal found that three deportation flights to …

US suspends military flights for deportations due to high costs: Report
Top News
3 weeks, 1 day ago

US suspends military flights for deportations due to high costs: Report

India Today  

The Donald Trump administration has suspended the use of costly military aircraft to fly migrants who entered the US illegally, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. US defence officials told The Wall Street Journal that no flights were scheduled for the coming days, with the last military deportation flight occurring March 1. DEPORTATION FLIGHT COST MORE THAN FIRST CLASS …

Deportation flights under Trump vs. Biden, in charts
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Deportation flights under Trump vs. Biden, in charts

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to deport millions of undocumented immigrants residing in the United States, but so far, the pace of deportations has held steady compared to last year, according to a CNN analysis of deportation flight data. Trump administration officials have put a spotlight on their immigration enforcement efforts, frequently sharing images of arrests …

Trump deporting people at a slower rate than Biden's last year in office
1 month ago

Trump deporting people at a slower rate than Biden's last year in office

Deccan Chronicle  

Trump campaigned for the White House promising to deport millions of illegal immigrants in the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. Yet initial figures suggest Trump could struggle to match higher deportation rates during the last full year of the Biden administration when large numbers of migrants were caught crossing illegally, making them easier to deport.The acting director of U.S. …

US deportation: Why military planes and handcuffs? An explainer
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US deportation: Why military planes and handcuffs? An explainer

New Indian Express  

The cost of military vs. civilian deportation flights While military flights for deportation are becoming more common, they are far more expensive than using civilian charter planes, which have typically been the preferred option for deportations. However, military planes like the C-17, which recently carried Indian deportees, come with hefty operational costs. For comparison, a similar deportation flight to Guatemala …

Guatemala gives U.S. another migrant deportation deal
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Guatemala gives U.S. another migrant deportation deal

NPR  

Guatemala gives U.S. another migrant deportation deal toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/Pool AP GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said Wednesday his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States, the second deportation deal that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reached during a Central America trip that has been focused mainly on …

Why Donald Trump is using costly military planes for deportation of illegal immigrants
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why Donald Trump is using costly military planes for deportation of illegal immigrants

Live Mint  

Donald Trump’s administration has launched a massive operation to carry out the largest deportation of illegal immigrants in US history. The Donald Trump administration, prioritising an anti-immigrant agenda since the president’s return to office, has already sent military aircraft to various countries such as Guatemala, Peru, Honduras, Ecuador, Colombia, and India. Reasons behind using military planes to deport illegal aliens …

Guatemala to increase deportation flights from US carrying migrants from other countries
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Guatemala to increase deportation flights from US carrying migrants from other countries

CNN  

CNN — Guatemala has pledged a 40% increase in deportation flights carrying Guatemalans and migrants of other nationalities from the United States, President Bernardo Arévalo announced Wednesday during a press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Foreign nationals who arrive in Guatemala through deportation flights will be repatriated to their home countries, Arévalo said, adding that the US …

Guatemala agrees to increase number of US deportation flights it accepts
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Guatemala agrees to increase number of US deportation flights it accepts

Al Jazeera  

In 2024, roughly 66,000 people were deported from the US to Guatemala. The Central American country of Guatemala has agreed to ramp up the number of deportation flights it receives from the United States, after a visit from Secretary of State Marco Rubio. At a news conference on Wednesday, Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo also announced that his country would accept …

US C-17 plane carrying illegal Indian migrants to land in Amritsar? What we know so far
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US C-17 plane carrying illegal Indian migrants to land in Amritsar? What we know so far

Live Mint  

A C-17 aircraft, reportedly carrying migrants from India, departed from the United States. "The aircraft departed from San Antonio, Texas, and is expected to reach Amritsar, India, within 24 hours," several reports, including The Logical Indian, India Today and News 18, claimed on Tuesday. What we know so far Illegal Indian immigrants deported: A US military plane is deporting migrants …

Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military’s border role grows
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military’s border role grows

New Indian Express  

A US 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 message that we have for those people is that if you cross the border illegally, we are going to deport you to your country of origin in …

Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military’s border role grows
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military’s border role grows

Associated Press  

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. Avoiding Mexican airspace had been routine for the U.S. military even before its aircraft began assisting with deportations, the …

Donald Trump’s military deportation flight ‘cost more than first class ticket’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump’s military deportation flight ‘cost more than first class ticket’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A military deportation flight to Guatemala ordered by Donald Trump …

$4,675 per migrant: US military deportation flight likely cost more than first class
1 month, 3 weeks ago

$4,675 per migrant: US military deportation flight likely cost more than first class

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump’s military deportation flight to Guatemala on Monday likely cost at least $4,675 per migrant, according to data provided by US and Guatemalan officials US Customs and Border Protection security agents guide a group of detained migrants to board a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for a removal flight at Fort Bliss, Texas, US, on …

7,300 deported in first week of Trump 2.0, emplaned migrants say ‘we are not criminals’
1 month, 4 weeks ago

7,300 deported in first week of Trump 2.0, emplaned migrants say ‘we are not criminals’

Firstpost  

Recipient nations are unhappy with how their citizens were sent back home. The Brazilian government has demanded an ’explanation’ from the US government after seeing its people deboarding military planes in handcuffs Over 7,300 immigrants in the US were sent back home in handcuffs and shackles after the Department of Homeland Security began its mass deportation drive on President Donald …

Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump’s swift deportations
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump’s swift deportations

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington GUATEMALA CITY — Margarita Raymundo walked down the ramp of the U.S. Air Force cargo jet and onto the tarmac of Guatemala City’s airport, barely three days after a U.S. Border Patrol agent had apprehended her, along with three other migrants. The presence of U.S. military planes landing in …

Deportation flights from the U.S. to Colombia resume after a diplomatic spat
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Deportation flights from the U.S. to Colombia resume after a diplomatic spat

The Hindu  

Colombian migrants returning home on Tuesday on Colombian military flights described being shackled during earlier U.S. flights that were blocked by their country’s leader in a dispute with President Donald Trump that nearly sparked a trade war. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro initially refused to accept two U.S. military planes with migrants, prompting Mr. Trump to threaten 25% tariffs on Colombian …

Deportation flights from the US to Colombia resume after a diplomatic spat
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Deportation flights from the US to Colombia resume after a diplomatic spat

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian migrants returning home Tuesday on Colombian military flights described being shackled during earlier U.S. flights that were blocked by their country’s leader in a dispute with President Donald Trump that nearly sparked a trade war. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro initially refused to accept two U.S. military planes with migrants, prompting Trump to threaten 25% tariffs on …

Will Mexico accept military flights of deportees? President Sheinbaum deflects on sensitive issue
2 months ago

Will Mexico accept military flights of deportees? President Sheinbaum deflects on sensitive issue

LA Times  

A U.S. military plane carrying Guatemalan migrants deported from the United States sits on the tarmac at La Aurora airport in Guatemala City on Monday. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum hedged Tuesday on whether Mexico would accept U.S. military flights carrying deportees under the Trump administration’s mass-expulsion plans “Until now, this hasn’t taken place,” Sheinbaum responded at her morning news conference …

How are Trump’s deportation targets reacting to his threats?
2 months ago

How are Trump’s deportation targets reacting to his threats?

Al Jazeera  

From Colombia to India, here is how Trump’s deportation targets are reacting to ICE arrests and deportation flights. Mexico As of 2022, there were more than four million unauthorised immigrants from Mexico in the US, according to Pew estimates. El Salvador Pew estimates say that as of 2022, there were 750,000 unauthorised Salvadorian immigrants from in the US, the second-highest …

Why did Colombia deny US deportation flights? What happens now?
Trending News
2 months ago

Why did Colombia deny US deportation flights? What happens now?

ABC  

Colombia and the United States are in a diplomatic stoush over the treatment of deported migrants after a flurry of social media posts from both nations' leaders. Mr Petro said his government would not accept flights carrying migrants deported from the US until its administration created a protocol that treated them with "dignity". Trump suspends sanctions on Colombia Photo shows …

Donald Trump suspends sanctions after Colombia backs down on migrant row, White House says
2 months ago

Donald Trump suspends sanctions after Colombia backs down on migrant row, White House says

ABC  

The United States will not impose sanctions and tariffs on Colombia after the South American nation agreed to accept deported migrants from the US. President Donald Trump will maintain visa restrictions on Colombian officials and enhanced customs inspections of goods from the country, "until the first planeload of Colombian deportees is successfully returned," the White House added. Mr Trump made …

Just the beginning: Trump sanctions Colombia for refusing deportation flights
2 months ago

Just the beginning: Trump sanctions Colombia for refusing deportation flights

India Today  

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would impose retaliatory measures on Colombia including tariffs, sanctions and travel bans after the South American country turned away two U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported as part of Trump's immigration crackdown. Colombia's refusal to accept the flights is the second case of a Latin American nation refusing U.S. military deportation …

US, Colombia clash over deportations and raise tariffs in show of Trump's pledge to limit migration
2 months ago

US, Colombia clash over deportations and raise tariffs in show of Trump's pledge to limit migration

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Earlier, the U.S. president had ordered visa restrictions, …

White House Says Colombia Agrees To Take Deported Migrants After Trump Tariff Showdown
2 months ago

White House Says Colombia Agrees To Take Deported Migrants After Trump Tariff Showdown

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BOGOTA, Colombia — The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner. Earlier, the U.S. president had ordered visa restrictions, 25% tariffs on all Colombian incoming goods, …

White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff showdown
2 months ago

White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff showdown

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington BOGOTA, Colombia — The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner. Earlier, the U.S. president had ordered visa …

Donald Trump plans asylum deal with El Salvador to deport migrants as Mexico and Colombia refuse flights
2 months ago

Donald Trump plans asylum deal with El Salvador to deport migrants as Mexico and Colombia refuse flights

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump is running into early roadblocks with his plans for mass deportation of illegal immigrants and is hoping that El Salvador is his saving grace. Colombia turned away two U.S. military aircraft that were full of the country's residents who fled to the U.S. and are now being deported by the orders of President Trump, a U.S. official told …

Trump’s deportation flights burn $852,000 each, carrying just 80 migrants: Report
2 months ago

Trump’s deportation flights burn $852,000 each, carrying just 80 migrants: Report

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump has intensified his immigration crackdown by utilising Department of Defense resources to deport migrants en masse. Donald Trump news live: President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Trump’s push for mass deportations intensifies Reportedly military aircraft such as C-17s and C-130Es are being used for what are being called "migrant repatriation flights." …

Inside the first week of Trump's mammoth migrant round up… and the rapists and murderers heading home
2 months ago

Inside the first week of Trump's mammoth migrant round up… and the rapists and murderers heading home

Daily Mail  

President Trump aggressively forged ahead with his pledge to carry out the largest mass deportation effort in US history in his first week back in power, arresting over 2,000 people in a widespread crackdown. Among the worst of the worst to be picked up by ICE on Friday included Cesar Augusto Polanco, 59, a Dominican Republican national who was living …

Mexico refuses US military flight deporting migrants: Report
2 months ago

Mexico refuses US military flight deporting migrants: Report

Hindustan Times  

Two US military deportation flights go ahead to Guatemala. 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. U.S. military aircraft carried out two similar flights, each with about 80 migrants, to Guatemala on Friday. The use …

Trump team pushing ‘utter propaganda’ on deportations to create ‘climate of fear’: experts
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2 months ago

Trump team pushing ‘utter propaganda’ on deportations to create ‘climate of fear’: experts

Raw Story  

The Trump administration’s long-promised “largest mass deportation operation” in U.S. history, which was announced to begin “on day one,” has so far resulted in what some experts and immigration advocates suggest are an average number to mild increase in arrests and deportations. “The White House said immigration agents have arrested 538 undocumented immigrantswith criminal records and deported ‘hundreds’ more,” The …

Trump team pushing ‘utter propaganda’ on deportations to create ‘climate of fear’: experts
Trending News
2 months ago

Trump team pushing ‘utter propaganda’ on deportations to create ‘climate of fear’: experts

Raw Story  

The Trump administration’s long-promised “largest mass deportation operation” in U.S. history, which was announced to begin “on day one,” has so far resulted in what some experts and immigration advocates suggest are an average number to mild increase in arrests and deportations. “The White House said immigration agents have arrested 538 undocumented immigrantswith criminal records and deported ‘hundreds’ more,” The …

White House shares pics of illegal migrants flown out of US under Trump 2.0
2 months ago

White House shares pics of illegal migrants flown out of US under Trump 2.0

India Today  

Handcuffed and standing in a queue, migrants who had entered the United Stated illegally, made their way towards military C-17 aircraft as Donald Trump made good on his deportation promise. The White House shared pictures of detained migrants on Friday and called the mass deportation ‘Trump’s strong message to the world”. “Just as he promised, President Trump is sending a …

US military begins deporting migrants as Pentagon plans more troops at Mexico border
2 months ago

US military begins deporting migrants as Pentagon plans more troops at Mexico border

Firstpost  

Trump in his first day in office declared illegal immigration a national emergency, tasking the U.S. military with aiding border security, issuing a broad ban on asylum, and taking steps to restrict citizenship for children born on American soil. US military C-17 aircraft began deporting migrants on Friday following orders from President Donald Trump, as the Pentagon prepared to deploy …

Over 500 illegal migrants apprehended, deportation flights begin, says White House
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2 months ago

Over 500 illegal migrants apprehended, deportation flights begin, says White House

Firstpost  

The White House on Friday said that over 500 illegal migrants have been apprehended, with many deported “via military aircraft” as part of a major ongoing initiative to tackle the issue of undocumented immigrants in the country The White House on Friday said that over 500 illegal migrants have been apprehended, with many deported via military aircraft. Image Courtesy: @PressSec …

538 migrants arrested as Trump makes good on his mass deportation promise
2 months ago

538 migrants arrested as Trump makes good on his mass deportation promise

India Today  

Hundreds of migrants in the United States were arrested Thursday and others flown out of the country on military aircraft as President Donald Trump's promised mass deportation operation got underway, the White House said. The Republican also said he would reach out to Kim Jong Un again, calling the North Korean leader he previously met three times a "smart guy." …

How much will Trump's mass deportation plan cost? Can the US afford it?
3 months ago

How much will Trump's mass deportation plan cost? Can the US afford it?

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious deportation strategy aims to remove millions of undocumented immigrants, but the costs are staggering. File Image/Reuters United States President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to deport millions of undocumented immigrants has raised the question about what the financial and logistical feasibility of such an operation would be. The American Immigration Council estimates that to deport one million …

Trump's mass deportation plan plunged into crisis by ultra-conservative Republican rebels
3 months ago

Trump's mass deportation plan plunged into crisis by ultra-conservative Republican rebels

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump's multi-billion dollar deportation plan was plunged into doubt over the weekend as 38 Republican rebels defied his demands on the government funding bill. Donald Trump may face opposition on his mass deportation program from his own party over his demands to spend big on the border Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., left, and Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, …

Immigration agency deports highest numbers since 2014, aided by more flights
3 months, 1 week ago

Immigration agency deports highest numbers since 2014, aided by more flights

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported more than 270,000 people to 192 countries over a recent 12-month period, the highest annual tally in a decade, according to a report released Thursday that illustrates some of the financial and operational challenges that President-elect Donald Trump will face to carry out his pledge of mass deportations. ICE, the main …

"Terrifying prospect": Trump confirms he will use the US military to carry out mass deportations
4 months, 1 week ago

"Terrifying prospect": Trump confirms he will use the US military to carry out mass deportations

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency and use the U.S. military to help carry out his plans for mass deportations, he confirmed Monday. Fitton wrote that Trump’s administration “will use military assets to reverse the Biden invasion through a mass deportation program.” “TRUE!! ICE Acting Director Patrick J. Lechleitner told NBC News in July that Trump’s plan …

US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela with more than 100 migrants on board
1 year, 5 months ago

US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela with more than 100 migrants on board

Associated Press  

MAIQUETIA, Venezuela — Deportation flights of Venezuelans from the U.S. resumed Wednesday with a first plane of more than a hundred migrants landing back in their economically troubled country under the Biden administration’s latest attempts to deal with swelling numbers of asylum-seekers. This is the first time in years that U.S. immigration authorities are deporting people to the South American …

Guatemala: Many migrants on US deportation flight had coronavirus
4 years, 11 months ago

Guatemala: Many migrants on US deportation flight had coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

Guatemalan president suspends all flights of deportees from US after plane carrying 73 people was largely infected. Giammattei said on Friday that 12 randomly selected people from the Monday deportation flight had tested positive for coronavirus when examined by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after their arrival. “A large part of it was infected,” the president said …

Guatemala suspends all deportation flights from US over COVID-19
5 years ago

Guatemala suspends all deportation flights from US over COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

Officials say the suspension will last until protocols are created that ensure the health of deported asylum seekers. Guatemala City – Guatemala will temporarily stop receiving Hondurans and Salvadorans returned from the United States under the asylum cooperation agreement due to the coronavirus pandemic, Guatemala’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Guatemala will also stop receiving Guatemalans deported from the US …

Deported immigrants get their last flight on ‘ICE Air’
6 years, 3 months ago

Deported immigrants get their last flight on ‘ICE Air’

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Shackled at their ankles and wrists and their shoelaces removed, a long line of men and women waited on the tarmac as a team of officers patted them down and checked inside their mouths for anything hidden. Deportation flights are big business: The U.S. government has spent approximately $1 billion on them in the last decade, and the …

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