Two military jets landed in Guatemala City on Friday carrying deported migrants from Tucson, Ariz., and El Paso, according to local migration authorities and the American Embassy in Guatemala.

Deported Guatemalans arrived following the announcement of Donald Trump administration of a massive operation to deport migrants, official authorities reported.

He slaps a 25% tariff on Colombian goods and imposes a raft of visa restrictions. Latin American nations are grappling with how to deal with Trump on his signature issue.

U.S. military aircraft carried out two similar flights, each with about 80 migrants, to Guatemala on Friday, Reuters reported.

Trump said the measures were necessary because the Colombia president’s decision “jeopardized” U.S. national security.

The country’s leader, Gustavo Petro, backed down after a clash with President Trump, which started when Mr. Petro turned back U.S. military planes carrying deportees.

Around active duty 1,500 active troops have been deployed to the nearly 2,000-mile southern border this week, including 500 Marines from Camp Pendleton in California.

Trump reinstates the 'Mexico City Policy' banning funding for international abortions President Donald Trump reinstated the "Mexico City Policy," which bans U.S. government funding for foreign organisations that provide or promote abortions.

Active-duty troops on the border, deportation flights, more manpower and a slew of executive orders are sending a message that the U.S. is taking a tough line on immigration.

US military aircraft have started flying detained migrants out of America on the orders of Donald Trump, as Mexico refused a request from his administration to allow a deportation plane to land in the country.

A Princeton sociologist said since the U.S. didn't welcome those fleeing Cold War–era regimes, "churches [and] synagogues declared themselves to be a sanctuary to refugees."