U.S. President Donald Trump forced the military to Guatemala on Monday cost at least $ 4,675 per immigration, according to data provided by US and Guatemala officials.
This is more than five times the cost of a first -class first -class ticket in Erpasas, Texas, according to a publicly available airline review.
It is also significantly higher than the cost of commercial charter flights by the US immigration customs (ICE).
Last week, Trump launched a military expulsion last week as part of the immigration declaration of an immigration, and dispatched six immigrants to Latin America.
Colombia refused to permit the land of two US C-17 cargo aircraft, and instead sent a unique airplane to gather immigrants after Trump, and all landed in Guatemala. It was just.
U.S. officials, who talked to Reuters on condition of anonymous, estimated that the cost of running the C-17 military transport aircraft was $ 28,500 per hour. The flight to Guatemala took about 10-1/2 hours in the air and took about 10-1/2 hours to complete, without the time or operation time to prepare a flight for takeoff. 。
Guatemala officials told Reuters that 64 people landed on Monday on Monday.
The Pentagon did not respond immediately to comment requests.
Trump talked to Republican members on Monday at the Dral Golf Club, swearing unprecedented use of military aircraft for expulsion of abroad, and pledged to “pay high economic prices.”
“For the first time in history, we are loading illegal aliens on military aircraft and returning to the place they came from,” Trump applauded.
“We have been respected again after laughing for us for years like stupid people.”
The White House's newsletter, Karoline Leavitt, posted an image of an immigration on the back lamp of the C-17, which President TRUMP sends strong and clear messages around the world. , You will face serious results. “
The price tag of the C-17 is significantly higher than the replacement. Commercial aircraft burned with ice.
Charter ice flight costs are different. According to information posted on the ICE website in 2021, the cost of “ice air” flights is $ 8,577 per hour. However, Tae Johnson, an ice director of acting, told his members during the budget trial in April 2023, and said that the expulsion of overseas was $ 17,000 per flight time of 135 expulsions, and usually lasted for 5 hours. Ta.
The higher value given by Johnson is converted to $ 630 per person, assuming a charter company, not ice. Former ICE officials have stated that the cost has increased slightly since 2023.
ICE says that it carries detainees on Boeing 737 with charter or McDonella glass MD-80 series aircraft.
Last week, Pentagon stated that the U.S. Army would provide flights to expellence of more than 5,000 immigrants held by US authorities in San Diego, Texas and San Diego, California.
