{"id":19753,"date":"2025-01-25T03:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T03:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19753"},"modified":"2025-01-25T03:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T03:43:08","slug":"mexico-refuses-to-accept-us-deportation-flight-as-trumps-immigration-overhaul-gets-into-full-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19753","title":{"rendered":"Mexico refuses to accept US deportation flight as Trump\u2019s immigration overhaul gets into full swing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mexico refused to allow a plane carrying illegal migrants to land in the country on Thursday after President Trump dramatically beefed up security at the border and ordered mass raids and deportations since reclaiming the White House, according to military officials.<\/p>\n

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,\u00a0NBC reported<\/a>, citing two defense officials and a third person familiar with the situation.<\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear why Mexico blocked the plane, but tensions have flared between Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum\u00a0since he threatened to slap 25% tariffs<\/a>\u00a0on Mexican goods in response to migrants illegally crossing the border.<\/p>\n

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An Air Force plane carrying migrants was blocked from leaving the US.Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A White House official told the outlet via text message that \u201cthe flights thing was an administrative issue and was quickly rectified.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The flight rejection appeared to be confusion over the Department of Defense flight manifest,\u00a0according to Fox News\u2019 Bill Melugin<\/a>, who cited a senior State Department official.<\/p>\n

\u201cPer the official, Mexico was full steam ahead to accept the deportations \u2013 and would have if there hadn\u2019t been a misunderstanding regarding the paperwork,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n

About 2,000 illegal migrants were deported to the country Thursday, with the nation detaining around 5,000 within its own borders, Melugin added.<\/p>\n

As of Friday night, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has made 593 arrests, with 449 detainers lodged,\u00a0the agency posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trump on Monday declared a national emergency at the US-Mexico border and restricted refugees and asylum, saying he wants to halt all illegal entry and border crime, designating cartels and organized migrant gangs as foreign terrorist organizations.<\/p>\n

Federal officials swept into sanctuary cities, including Boston, Denver, Philadelphia and Atlanta, on Trump\u2019s first full day in office on Tuesday, nabbing about 308 illegal migrant criminals from more than a dozen nations.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration has dramatically loosened restrictions on how ICE can conduct deportation raids \u2013 removing bans on operating in courthouses, churches and other places that illegal migrants had previously been shielded from immigration authorities.<\/p>\n

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Tensions have flared between President Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum of late.Carlos Santiago\/eyepix via ZUMA Press Wire \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Trump had several successful deportation flights this week.Getty Images<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>The 47th president has also deployed 1,500 active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border, with many given orders to fly helicopters to help Border Patrol agents and assist with constructing barriers,\u00a0Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses said Wednesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The use of military aircraft to carry out deportation flights is part of the Pentagon\u2019s plan to fulfill Trump\u2019s emergency declaration \u2013 marking the first time military planes have been used to transport deportees since President Dwight Eisenhower was in office,\u00a0Reuters reported<\/a>, citing an unnamed US official.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to President Trump, yesterday Mexico accepted a record four deportation flights in one day! This comes in addition to unrestricted returns at the land border, the deportation of non-Mexicans and reinstatement of Remain-in-Mexico. Mexico has also mobilized 30,000 National Guard,\u201d White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told The Post.<\/p>\n

ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

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