White House Shares Photos As Trump Deports ‘Illegal Immigrant Criminals’ Via Military Aircraft; 538 Held So Far

<p>The White House on Friday shared images showing deportation of illegal immigrants from the United States via a military aircraft. This comes as the US authorities arrested 538 “illegal immigrant criminals” and deported hundreds in a massive deportation operation carried out after President Donald Trump assumed office this week for the second time.</p>
<p>In a post on X, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Trump is sending a “strong and clear message” to the entire world. She wrote the deportation process has begun as she shared images showing immigrants walking towards a military aircraft.</p>
<p>”Deportation flights have begun,” Karoline Leavitt wrote. “President Trump is sending a strong and clear message to the entire world: if you illegally enter the United States of America, you will face severe consequences,” the post read.</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>Deportation flights have begun.<br /><br />President Trump is sending a strong and clear message to the entire world: if you illegally enter the United States of America, you will face severe consequences. <a href=”https://t.co/CTlG8MRcY1″>pic.twitter.com/CTlG8MRcY1</a></p>
&mdash; Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href=”https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1882759560613527770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>January 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>Earlier today, Leavitt wrote in a post on X that the Trump administration arrested 538 illegal immigrants, including a suspected terrorist, and deported hundreds of them via military aircraft.</p>
<p>”The Trump Administration arrested 538 illegal immigrant criminals including a suspected terrorist, four members of the Tren de Aragua gang, and several illegals convicted of sex crimes against minors,” she said.</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>🚨TODAY: The Trump Administration arrested 538 illegal immigrant criminals including a suspected terrorist, four members of the Tren de Aragua gang, and several illegals convicted of sex crimes against minors.</p>
&mdash; Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href=”https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1882614532557926671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>January 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>”The Trump Administration also deported hundreds of illegal immigrant criminals via military aircraft.&nbsp;The largest massive deportation operation in history is well underway.&nbsp;Promises made. Promises kept,” Leavitt said in another post.</p>
<p>These developments have taken place after Trump vowed a crackdown on illegal immigration during the election campaign. On January 20, he began his second term as the US President and signed a slew of executive orders to deport “criminal aliens”.&nbsp;</p>
<p>He had also declared a “national emergency” at the southern US border and announced increased deployment of troops on the US-Mexico border. Additionally, he cancelled refugee resettlement and hinted at his plans to prosecute officials who don’t enforce the new immigration policies, AFP reported.</p>
<p>US immigration agents on Thursday rounded up undocumented migrants as well as US citizens duringa raid at Newark, New Jersey, which was later condemned by the city’s mayor, who claimed a military veteran was detained and that the raid violated people’s rights.</p>
<p>This New Jersey city is one of the most populated and was called a “sanctuary” by the mayor Ras Baraka. “Newark will not stand by idly while people are being unlawfully terrorized,” the mayor said, condemning the raid.</p>
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