Trump Admin To Deport 5,000 Illegal Migrants Using Military Aircraft

The Trump administration will be utilizing military aircraft to assist in the removal of thousands of illegal migrants out of the United States.

The Department of Defense (DOD) will provide military airlift in support of government efforts to deport roughly 5,000 illegal migrants from California and Texas, the DOD announced in a Wednesday statement. The military assistance follows a national emergency declaration made by President Donald Trump, a move that is helping his administration better utilize military assets as he embarks on his 🛂Immigration enforcement agenda.

“First, DoD will begin augmenting its forces at the southwest border with an additional ~1500 ground personnel, as well as helicopters with associated crews, and intelligence analysts to support increased detection and monitoring efforts,” Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses said in a statement. “This represents a 60 percent increase in active-duty ground forces since President Trump was sworn in Monday.”

“Second, the Department will provide military airlift to support DHS deportation flights of more than five thousand illegal aliens from the San Diego, California, and El Paso, Texas sectors detained by Customs and Border Protection,” Salesses continued. “DHS will provide inflight law enforcement, and the State Department will obtain the requisite diplomatic clearances and provide host-nation notification.”

While on the campaign trail, Trump repeatedly pledged to conduct the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. Tom Homan, a former acting director of 🛂Immigration