Mexico reportedly denied territory access to a US military plane scheduled to be transported Illegal immigrants to the country this week, a move that highlights tensions between the United States and its southern neighbor as the Trump administration continues to crack down on illegal immigrants.
Citing two U.S. defense officials and a third person with knowledge of the situation, NBC News reported that two Air Force C-17s bound for Guatemala carrying about 80 people were deported Thursday night from the U.S.
The report said that a third flight bound for Mexico did not take off after Mexico refused to approve the landing. Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House and the Mexican Embassy in Washington, DC.

People leave a US military plane. The White House announced on Friday that “deportation flights have begun” in the United States (white house)
Flying deportees in a foreign country requires the cooperation of that nation’s government.
It was not clear why Mexico blocked the flight, but tensions over Trump’s tough illegal immigration policies have strained relations between the countries.

President Claudia Sheinbaum and President Donald Trump (Getty Images)
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she opposes Trump’s executive orders to combat illegal immigration, including reinstating the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which requires migrants to wait In Mexico While asylum claims play out in the United States
Before taking office this week, Trump promised mass deportations, and is initially targeting them Criminal illegal immigrants and more stringent immigration standards and vetting procedures.
Trump also ordered 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border to bolster the military presence there.

Migrants deported from the United States into Mexico wave as they are taken to a shelter and cross the pedestrian border bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, January 21, 2025. (Felix Marquez/AP)
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In recent days, federal immigration authorities have made hundreds of arrests, including gang members and others with criminal histories, as part of Trump’s mass deportation effort.
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2025-01-25 02:32:00