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Amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the U.S. administration has reportedly stopped using military aircraft to deport migrants who entered the country illegally due to the high costs associated with the operation. The last military deportation flight was reportedly conducted on March 1, and the pause on this practice may be extended or made permanent, according to a report by *The Wall Street Journal* (WSJ).The Trump administration began using military planes to transport migrants to their home countries or to a military base at Guantanamo Bay shortly after Trump took office in January.
However, the measure was deemed both costly and inefficient, as per the WSJ report.The decision to use military aircraft for deportations was originally intended to send a strong message about the administration’s commitment to cracking down on illegal immigration. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth emphasized this point last week after witnessing migrants arriving on a C-130 aircraft during a visit to Guantanamo Bay, stating, “The message is clear:
If you break the law, if you are a criminal, you can find your way at Guantanamo Bay.”Under Trump’s administration, around 30 migrant deportation flights were conducted using C-17 aircraft, and about a dozen flights took place on C-130 planes. Destinations for these flights included India, Peru, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Ecuador, and Guantanamo Bay.
Gill Bikram Singh