US military, Guatemala

Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump’s swift deportations
The Trump administration has enlisted the U.S. military to quickly scale up its deportation capacity, which usually relies on charter flights.
US military deportation flight to Guatemala likely cost more than $4,600 per migrant — way more than a first class ticket
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. That is more than five times the $853 cost of a one-way first class ticket on American Airlines from El Paso,
Exclusive: US military aircraft with deported migrants lands in Guatemala, officials say
Three U.S. Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
U.S. Air Force plane brings deported migrants to Guatemala City
A flight carrying migrants deported from the United States arrived in Guatemala on Monday. (AP/ Santiago Billy)
Military planes repurposed for deportations to Guatemala
A military plane loaded with deportees bound for Guatemala departed from Biggs Army Airfield on Thursday morning, marking a new approach in the
U.S. Military Planes Carrying Migrants Land in Guatemala
Two military jets landed in Guatemala City on Friday carrying deported migrants from Tucson, Ariz., and El Paso, according to local migration authorities and the American Embassy in Guatemala.
Trump plans to send migrants in US illegally to Guantanamo
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, giving federal authorities broader power to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally who have been accused of crimes. He also announced at the ceremony that his administration planned to send the “worst criminal aliens” to a detention center in Guantanamo Bay,
Trump unveils plan to detain 30,000 undocumented migrants at Guantanamo
Trump said he had ordered construction of a detention camp to hold up to 30,000 of what he called “criminal illegal aliens” at the notorious military facility on the eastern t
Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military’s border role grows
A U.S. Air Force jet with migrants bound at their wrists and ankles departed Texas for Guatemala on Thursday, carrying 80 ...
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Guatemala receives first deportation flight from US
The US has begun deporting migrants to Guatemala, with two military planes carrying 80 Guatemalans arriving Friday in the ...
Trump realities drive migrants to reroute their American Dream
Francisco Fortín was attacked by gangs wielding machetes in his home country of Honduras, he said, an act of violence that cemented a decision to quit his impoverished and trouble-plagued homeland.
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Rubio and Regional Supply Chains
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling to Central America and the Caribbean. That is welcome news for smaller countries that typically struggle to get the attention of Washington. Usually, new ...
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Guatemala Holds CENTAM Guardian 23 (CG23) Closing ceremony
The closing ceremony of CENTAM Guardian 2023 (CG23) was held at the Central Air Force Command in Guatemala City on March ...
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Donald Trump turns an angry gaze south
Colombia stopped resisting President Donald Trump’s deportation of its unwanted nationals. But America First bullying may yet ...
Trump’s deportation orders have sown fear in Texas. But how much has actually changed?
The president’s made-for-TV showmanship has been all over his first days in office, as he has sought to kick off the ...
Illegal immigrant accused of shooting at small-town officer in high-speed chase faces possible deportation
An illegal immigrant from Guatemala was charged in the shooting of a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper after he led police on ...