Just as promised "Deportation flights have begun" - Trump administration announces (Photos)

Just four days after taking office as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump has begun delivering on his campaign promise to enforce stricter immigration policies. The administration has initiated deportation flights using military aircraft to return undocumented immigrants to their home countries.

 

“Deportation flights have begun,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced, emphasizing President Trump’s commitment to 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 shared photos on the social media platform X, showing individuals in handcuffs boarding a military plane. The use of military aircraft for these operations follows an executive order signed by President Trump earlier this week.

 

In an interview with journalist Chris Cuomo, U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan reported that 1,300 individuals had already been arrested as part of this initiative. “Over a thousand of them are criminals,” Homan explained. “The others are fugitives who’ve been through immigration court and absconded, or collaterals.”

 

During his presidential campaign, Trump vowed to implement the largest deportation effort in U.S. history. With these flights underway, the administration appears to be making good on that pledge, sparking both praise and criticism across the political spectrum.

 

As the policy takes effect, it continues to fuel debates about the balance between national security and human rights, leaving the nation divided over the broader implications of this approach to immigration enforcement.