US military planes have begun deporting migrants, with 265 Guatemalans arriving in their home country on Friday. These flights are part of a broader operation led by President Donald Trump, which includes hundreds of deportations by military aircraft. The US crackdown aims to expel "criminal aliens," with the White House calling it the "largest massive deportation operation in history."
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