Mexico Blocks U.S. Military Deportation Flight, Disrupting Trump's Immigration Plans

Jan 24, 2025, 11:23 PM

Mexico denied a U.S. military plane carrying deported migrants permission to land on Thursday, temporarily hindering the Trump administration's plans to repatriate immigrants to the country, according to NBC News and multiple sources. The refused flight was one of several scheduled deportation flights; two other C-17 military transports, each carrying 80 deportees from Guatemala, departed from Texas and Arizona. The denied flight, intended to deport immigrants to Mexico, was grounded after Mexican authorities refused landing permission. The incident may signal potential tensions between the U.S. and Mexico over immigration policies.