A US military plane with migrants bound at their wrists and ankles has left Texas bound for Guatemala carrying 80 deportees, eight of them children.
Deportation flights between the U.S. and Colombia resumed on Tuesday, Jan. 28 after the diplomatic drama over the weekend between President Donald Trump and Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro. A deal between both countries was reportedly made on Sunday night to resume the removal flights,
Fort Bliss is providing “additional support” and training for the border mission in response to the national emergency declared by the Trump Administration,
A group of about 80 Guatemalan migrants were deported from the U.S. today as part of the repatriation flights conducted by the Trump Administration. Members of U.S. Border Patrol and the Department of Defense are conducting these operations.
A US Air Force jet carrying 80 deportees from Texas to Guatemala avoided Mexican airspace, highlighting military's increasing role in immigration enforcement.
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro had vowed to refuse deportation flights until migrants were guaranteed ‘dignified treatment’.
Colombia's Foreign Affairs Ministry said the government was sending a Colombian Air Force plane to San Diego to pick up a group of Colombians who were on a deportation flight that was not allowed to land on Sunday morning.
The bulk of deployed troops come from the Army, primarily military police, to enhance surveillance efforts and act as a deterrent to illegal crossings along the border with Mexico.
The U.S. and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the South American nation had agreed to accept military aircraft from San Diego carrying deported migrants.
A trade spat erupted after Colombia refused US deportation flights, prompting Trump to threaten steep tariffs and sanctions. The impasse was resolved, but tensions revealed cracks in US-Colombian relations.
WE’VE SEEN BORDER PATROL AGENTS PATROLLING THE AREA, BUT NO MILITARY PRESENCE YET. AND FORT BLISS OFFICIALS TELL ME WE MAY NOT SEE TROOPS THIS WEEK BECAUSE THE OPERATION IS STILL IN ITS EARLY ...
The U.S. Army unveiled the first 3D-printed barracks, which were built as part of a pilot project to improve soldiers' living conditions at Fort Bliss.