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On Thursday Two U.S. Air Force C-17 planes, each transporting approximately 80 deported migrants, successfully arrived in Guatemala. However, a third flight intended for Mexico was canceled after Mexican authorities refused entry due to a "paperwork glitch."

By Friday night multiple US planes with immigrants on board were greenlit to land in Mexico.

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Headline-making Paperwork Glitch 

Despite the headline-making event both the US and Mexico claim they are cooperating. And the event was due to a “paperwork glitch” that had nothing to do with policy.

In a statement, Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized its collaborative ties with the U.S. and its consistent policy of welcoming deported Mexican nationals.

 “When it comes to deportation operations, we always welcome Mexicans back to our land with open arms,” the statement read. 

This development comes amid the Trump administration’s revival of the "Remain in Mexico" program, which the Biden administration had rejected. It requires non-Mexican asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while awaiting U.S. immigration court decisions.

Mexico temporarily refused to allow the plane carrying illegal migrants to land in the country on Thursday

The deportation flight was blocked from leaving the US after two Air Force C-17 flights, to Guatemala, successfully took off Thursday night, NBC reported, citing two defense officials and a third person familiar with the situation.

The flight rejection appeared to be confusion over the Department of Defense flight manifest, according to Fox News’s Bill Melugin, who cited a senior State Department official.

“Per the official, Mexico was full steam ahead to accept the deportations – and would have if there hadn’t been a misunderstanding regarding the paperwork,” he tweeted.

Realtime Statistics

About 2,000 illegal migrants were deported to Mexico Thursday, with the nation detaining around 5,000 within its borders, Melugin added.

As of Friday night, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has made 593 arrests, with 449 detainers lodged, the agency posted on X.

On Tuesday, Trump’s first day in office, federal officials swept into sanctuary cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Denver, and Philadelphia.  Over 300 illegal migrants accused of crimes were arrested. The detainees were from more than a dozen nations.

1,500 active-duty troops have been deployed to the US-Mexico border to reinforce the Border Patrol agents.  According to Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses, there was a marked increase in helicopter activity to patrol and assist with constructing barriers.