U.S. Military Planes Carrying Migrants Land in Guatemala
The Department of Defense said this week that it would provide planes for deportation flights.
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The Department of Defense said this week that it would provide planes for deportation flights.
The plan, called “Mexico Embraces You,” seeks to reassure undocumented migrants facing expulsion. Some experts question if the government is really ready to reabsorb them.
More is coming, but many directives will take time to be implemented or will face political, legal or practical obstacles.
The nation’s politics are going to change in President Trump’s second term — though we don’t yet know how.
Final approval by the House sent the legislation, which requires the detention and deportation of unauthorized migrants charged with crimes, to President Trump’s desk.
A memo asserts that state and local officials are bound to cooperate and could face criminal prosecution or civil penalties if they fail to comply.
The troops will join 2,500 Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers called to active duty in recent months.
President Trump issued a raft of executive orders that effectively block migrants from entering the United States and applying for asylum, closing off major legal channels for immigration.
In a flurry of unilateral executive actions, Mr. Trump revived disputed claims of broad presidential authority from his first term — and made some new ones. Court battles seem likely.
The president said the planned duties were a response to China’s failure to curb fentanyl exports.