Posted on 01/24/2025 4:41:27 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
WASHINGTON — Mexico denied a U.S. military plane access to land Thursday, at least temporarily frustrating the Trump administration's plans to deport immigrants to the country, according to two U.S defense officials and a third person familiar with the situation.
Two Guatemala-bound Air Force C-17s, carrying about 80 people apiece, flew deportees out of the U.S. Thursday night, the sources said. The third flight, slotted for Mexico, never took off.
A White House spokesperson did not reply to a text message seeking comment on Mexico's stance.
It was not immediately clear why Mexico blocked the flight, but tensions between the U.S. and Mexico, neighbors and longtime allies, have risen since President Donald Trump won the November election. Trump has threatened to slap 25% across-the-board tariffs on Mexico in retaliation for migrants crossing the border the countries share. But he has not yet put them in effect.
The Mexican embassy did not immediately return a request for comment.
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Yep. Bus. Planes are costly
Don’t use the runway. Just drop them off from approximately 5000 feet.
Next passenger plane should have an A-10 escort: “We’re delivering something. You can decide what is.”
Oh, that may get Trump angry and Mexico is, literally, the LAST COUNTRY that should be getting Trump angry. Will kind of suck if the border crossings are SLAMMED SHUT.
Not the wisest of moves when we can simply start rounding people up and releasing them across the border they in through.
Then I say close the international bridges that connect to Mexico to the US. I’ll tell you something they will be squealing like pigs real quick! If Trump is smart he will do that especially the El Paso city international Bridges! The bridges on this city are the busiest ones in Texas. And I’m also talking about millions of people that come and go through those bridges specially goods that Mexico imports to us. Shut them down until she accepts every plane that lands in Mexico from the USA!
Pinochet Air them
Mexico is about to “find out”.
Deny any money transfers to Mexico.
Some variation on LAPES maybe?
https://youtu.be/sG3KAAgioLw?t=200&si=__Lg2hiWZmMfzY1a
Not like in the movies…..,
Tariffs.
Declare the country of Mexico a terrorist state. They are not a friend of the US.
That won’t work you’ve got the globalist controlling the US banks. They will immediately side with a cartel.
That cargo plane has a rear door. Head out over the ocean.
Shut down any truck transporting products from Mexico into the United States....
NBC News is fake news to me.
I’m waiting for other sources.
Send in Airborne and take a nice big long airfield.
They are not the brightest
They will definitely pay
They should just drop them in guatemala. Let them all come. Supposedly they walked all the way here.
can you imagine what the new Ambassador to Mexico said to la Presidente? US money to Mexico from US taxpayers comes from many pots. Which to stop?
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