Overview

• Military planes, including C-17s, are being used for deportations, marking a shift from traditional ICE charter flights and significantly increasing costs to taxpayers.
• In the first two weeks of Trump’s second term, nearly 5,700 migrants have been deported, with plans to expand operations to unprecedented levels.
• The administration plans to detain up to 30,000 immigrants at Guantanamo Bay, using both the existing facility for high-risk detainees and newly constructed tent camps.
• The use of military aircraft and Guantanamo carries symbolic weight, emphasizing a zero-tolerance immigration policy and targeting individuals linked to criminal organizations.
• India and other nations are receiving deportees, with diplomatic tensions arising over the acceptance of flights and the treatment of deported nationals.