Donald Trump began his process of deporting unauthorized immigrants from the United States. The first U.S. military flight carrying such individuals left for India. The reports say that the plane landed in India a few hours after it took off from New York. This is part of the aggressive immigration policy by Trump to remove millions of undocumented immigrants from the country. The Reuters news agency claimed that the president's move indicates the U.S. president is firm on his stand against illegal immigration.
This military flight takes immigrants back to India, with an example in which Trump's administration has taken the use of military assets in enforcing his agenda on immigration. It is claimed that the flight reached India barely a few hours after leaving the U.S. soil. Among the regions from where immigrants were being sent back, include those from El Paso in Texas and San Diego in California. The Pentagon intended to de-staff the country as indicated by information available to the press. Military planes have reportedly been evacuated to other countries in Latin America such as Guatemala, Peru, and Honduras, to oust unauthorized people.
Starting these deportation efforts last week as part of a broader emergency declaration related to immigration, Trump had utilized military planes for the first time. This marks an enormous change in how these deportations are being handled. Over the last month, Trump had declared that the deportation of unauthorized immigrants from India was part of the plan. Official statistics indicate that a considerable number of immigrants from India were part of this deportation process.
Although the U.S. military was previously stationed on the U.S.-Mexico border to check the influx of immigration, Trump's strategy has been more direct with the use of military flights and personnel in executing his immigration policy. The use of a military strategy underlines the seriousness with which the administration takes its control over borders as well as communicates a powerful message on the outcomes of uncontrolled immigration into the U.S.