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According to reports, Mexico denied Earth’s access to an American military plane scheduled to transport illegal immigrants For the country this week, a measure that highlights tensions between the United States and its southern neighbor as the Trump administration continues to take energetic measures against illegal migrants.
Citing two American defense officials and a third person familiar with the situation, NBC News reported that two C-17 of the Air Force bound for Guatemala who transport some 80 people each flew each those deported on Thursday night outside The United States.
A third flight to Mexico never took off after Mexico refused to consent to landing, according to the report. Fox News Digital has communicated with the White House and the Mexican Embassy in Washington, DC.
People address an American military plane. The White House announced on Friday that “deportation flights have begun” in the US. (White House)
Deported flying in a foreign country require the cooperation of the government of that nation.
It was not clear why Mexico blocked the flight, but tensions about the hard policies of illegal immigration of the Trump administration have tensioned relations between countries.
President Claudia Sheinbaum and President Donald Trump (Getty images)
The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, said that she opposes Trump’s executive orders to combat illegal immigration, including the reinstatement of the “remaining in Mexico” policy, which requires migrants to wait In Mexico While their asylum claims in the United States develop
Before taking office this week, Trump promised mass deportations, initially attacking illegal criminal immigrants and tougher immigration standards and research procedures.
Trump also ordered 1,500 active service troops to the southern border to boost the military presence there.
Deported migrants from the wave of the United States to Mexico while they are transported to a shelter and cross the Chaparral pedestrian bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, on January 21, 2025. (Felix Márquez/AP)
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In recent days, federal immigration authorities have made hundreds of arrests, including gang members and others with criminal records, as part of Trump’s mass deportation efforts.
