Just In: Deportation Flights Begin in US, "Trump Sending Strong Message to Entire World", Pics Trend
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Friday, January 24, that "deportation flights have begun"
- Leavitt released photographs of people boarding military aircraft, images that are now trending on social media platforms
- Legit.ng understands that several child coitus offenders, as well as gang members and other alleged criminals, were among the more than 530 illegal immigrants already caught
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Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering global affairs and migration issues.
Washington, USA - Against the backdrop of the promise of the new president of the United States (US), Donald Trump, deportation flights have begun in the country.
The White House gave the update via X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, January 24.
Source: Twitter
Donald Trump begins crackdown on 'illegal immigrant'
In the same vein, Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s assistant and White House's press secretary, confirmed the development.
Leavitt wrote on her verified X page:
“Today, the Trump administration arrested 538 illegal immigrant criminals including a suspected terrorist, four members of the Tren de Aragua gang, and several illegals convicted of coitus crimes against minors.
“The Trump administration also deported hundreds of illegal immigrant criminals via military aircraft.
“The largest massive deportation operation in history is well underway. Promises made. Promises kept.”
In another post, Leavitt published two pictures of alleged deportees and wrote:
“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.”
Similarly, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) also put up a message on social media saying 538 people have been arrested while 373 detainers were lodged.
Deportation: Those who have been arrested
Arrests included a 23-year-old Ecuadorian citizen convicted of sexual assault. He was arrested in Buffalo.
Another arrest in Buffalo was that of a man from the Dominican Republic who was previously convicted of continuous sexual conduct against a child. In San Francisco, ICE arrested a man convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child aged 14 or younger, and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
US' deportation: What you should know
- Trump on Monday, January 20, signed a string of executive orders targeting immigration.
- The military was ordered to the border, migrants can no longer make advance appointments with border officials and they must wait in Mexico while their asylum cases play out.
- Trump also suspended the parole programme for migrants from four countries and is attempting to restrict birthright citizenship for children of undocumented and non-permanent immigrants. But a judge on Thursday, January 23, blocked the policy while legal challenges to the order work their way through the courts.
Migrants live in fear in US
Meanwhile, some migrants in the US just want to focus on living one day at a time.
Yemi, who asked that his full name not be used, is a Nigerian immigrant in the country legally. For him, the tranquillity he has enjoyed appeared uncertain when Trump became president, riding into office on a campaign promise to carry out the largest mass deportation the US has ever seen.
He told Legit.ng:
“There is so much fear over what Trump has been saying, and now what he is doing. Since the day Trump became president, I know several people who currently live in fear.”
For migrants such as Alao (he chose this pseudonym), he said:
“We cannot get into a panic. We have to have a firm conviction in what we want to do here Houston, and if you are doing things the right way, legally, you should not have to be so afraid.”
Trump authorises arrest of errant migrants
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that US immigration authorities were given the go-ahead to arrest migrants at schools, churches, and hospitals across the country.
This was after Trump overturned policies banning immigration enforcement from so-called 'sensitive areas'.
Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, said immigration agents would arrest and deport undocumented people in the US.
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