Mexico refuses US military flight deporting migrants: Report
The Pentagon plans to deport over 5,000 migrants, marking a notable shift in military involvement in immigration enforcement.
Mexico refuses US military flight deporting migrants: ReportThe Pentagon plans to deport over 5,000 migrants, marking a notable shift in military involvement in immigration enforcement.Two US military deportation flights go ahead to Guatemala. Use of US military aircraft for deportations unusual. Pentagon says its planes will deport 5,000 migrants
Donald Trump returned to the White House as the 47th President of the United States on Monday, January 20.(Reuters)
Donald Trump returned to the White House as the 47th President of the United States on Monday, January 20.(Reuters)
Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump's administration to allow a U.S. military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the country, a U.S. official and a Mexican official told Reuters.
U.S. military aircraft carried out two similar flights, each with about 80 migrants, to Guatemala on Friday. The government was not able to move ahead with a plan to have a C-17 transport aircraft land in Mexico, however, after the country denied permission.
A U.S. official and a Mexican official confirmed the decision, which was first reported by NBC News.
Mexico's foreign ministry, in a statement late on Friday, said the country had a "very great relationship" with the U.S. and cooperated on issues such as immigration.
"When it comes to repatriations, we will always accept the arrival of Mexicans to our territory with open arms," the ministry said.
