Summary
The U.S. military’s deportation flight to Guatemala, ordered by Trump, cost approximately $4,675 per migrant—over five times the price of a first-class commercial ticket.
The C-17 military aircraft operation is significantly more expensive than ICE’s commercial charter flights, which cost around $630 per person.
Trump defended the policy, vowing to continue deportations and warning countries that refuse cooperation.
The program, part of Trump’s national emergency declaration, has already deported hundreds, though some countries, like Colombia, have resisted.
If they were actually dangerous & had committed violent crimes they wouldn’t be deported, they’d be sent to one of our prisons right here in the USA.
The fact that they’re being deported means that the only crime they committed was being here illegally, which means they aren’t dangerous.
They were probably getting paid less than minimum wage to do a job, that needs to be done, but American citizens don’t want to do.