Why Trump’s Military Deportation Flights Are So Expensive | WSJ
February 13, 2025
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as posted by the channelPresident Trump’s administration started using C-17 military planes for deportations in January, signaling a hard line against migrants. A WSJ analysis of aircraft and flight tracking data found that these military flights are more expensive and less efficient than ICE’s typical civilian deportation flights.
WSJ’s Shelby Holliday reports why the use of C-17s for deportations is a more expensive use of taxpayer money.
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