The military deportation flight to Guatemala likely cost at least $4,675 per migrant, according to data provided by US and Guatemalan officials.
Arevalo could create a win-win scenario for the U.S. and Guatemala, but only if Trump avoids repeating his first-term mistakes. The post Guatemala's Democracy Still Has a Chance, but It Needs U.S. Support appeared first on World Politics Review.
The Trump administration has enlisted the U.S. military to quickly scale up its deportation capacity, which usually relies on charter flights
Trump has made it a priority to deter migrants from entering the U.S. illegally and many of the aid programs he halted are funded through the State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, which provides humanitarian assistance to those fleeing persecution, crisis, or violence.
U.S. President Donald Trump forged ahead with military deportation flights on Monday, sending another planeload of migrants to Guatemala a day after coming to the brink of a trade war with Colombia when it refused to let C-17 aircraft land.
Regional leaders are holding an emergency summit in Washington Thursday, after attempts to push back on Trump's deportation plans proved fruitless.
The Trump administration's use of U.S. military aircraft to return deportees has raised alarms throughout Latin America.
Perez Perez was transported to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital by the St. Lucie County Fire District. Detectives were able to determine that the victim had a discussion with Perez over land that was owned by the victim in their home country of Guatemala.
President Donald Trump's administration has plans to quickly expand the number of flights carrying illegal immigrants out of the country.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's first stop this weekend will be Panama City as Trump' administration shifts back Washington's focus to Latin America.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Panama and other countries in Central America amid President Donald Trump’s push to reclaim the Panama Canal and Washington’s efforts to curb illegal migration.
This was the first time in recent memory that military aircraft were used to fly migrants out of the country, one U.S. official said.