White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared an image on X on Friday confirming that deportation flights have begun.
“President Trump is sending a strong and clear message to the entire world: if you illegally enter the United States of America, you will face severe consequences,” Leavitt said on X.
Deportation flights have begun.
President Trump is sending a strong and clear message to the entire world: if you illegally enter the United States of America, you will face severe consequences. pic.twitter.com/CTlG8MRcY1
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 24, 2025
One of the photos was taken at Biggs Army Airfield at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection sources told Fox News. The sources added that the plane in the image holds 80 people and departed for Guatemala on Thursday at 5 p.m. local time.
President Trump has already sent 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border to assist Border Patrol agents in getting the illegal migrant crisis under control.
BREAKING: The 1,500 military troops President Trump deployed to the border have arrived, and senior administration officials say "this is just the start."
The soldiers are reinforcing walls and building outposts to help them monitor any illegal entries.
We are finally using our… pic.twitter.com/B1qr40gkM2
— George (@BehizyTweets) January 23, 2025
More over at Fox News:
BREAKING: Deportation flights begin as Trump sends 'strong and clear message': White Househttps://t.co/jnPwYLYJLt
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 24, 2025