The US administration is using military transport planes to deport illegal migrants to Guatemala, Reuters reported.
According to an official source, two US military C-17 transport planes have taken off from the US for Guatemala. Each of them had about 80 previously detained illegal migrants on board.
“Guatemala and the United States are committed to curbing illegal migration and strengthening border security“, the agency quotes the State Department as saying in this regard.“
According to the source, more than 5,000 illegal immigrants previously detained by the authorities of the states of Texas and California are expected to be expelled from the country in this way.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt earlier reported in X that “deportation flights have begun“. US President Donald Trump told reporters that the deportation of illegal immigrants from the United States is going well. According to him, hardened criminals are being expelled from the country first.
On January 20, Trump signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency on the US border with Mexico. The American leader said that this would allow troops to be sent to the southern border to "repel the catastrophic invasion" of illegal immigrants into the country. He said that he intends to conduct the largest operation in American history to deport illegal immigrants.
According to the agency, servicemen from the 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army are preparing to deploy near the border, and the US administration is discussing the possibility of eventually deploying up to 10 thousand American military personnel in this area.