The Coast Guard said it’s helping transport migrants who are in the country illegally and who are in locations where there aren’t Defense Department assets.
In a Saturday news release, the Coast Guard said it is conducting flights between Texas and California to get migrants to DOD bases to be removed from the country.
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 41st Engineer Company disembark from a C-130 Hercules aircraft after arriving at Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas, on Jan. 23, 2025.
Dept. of Defense photo by U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas J. De La Pena
“Border czar” Tom Homan said the Trump administration is planning to use military aircraft every day to help carry out large-scale deportations.
For the first time ever, the U.S. government is using military aircraft to transport migrants out of the U.S., Homan said.
-ABC News’ Luke Barr
