White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that "Deportation flights have begun," releasing a photo of people boarding a military aircraft.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that “deportation flights have begun,” releasing photos of people boarding military aircraft.

U.S. President Donald Trump forged ahead with military deportation flights on Monday, sending another planeload of migrants to Guatemala a day after coming to the brink of a trade war with Colombia when it refused to let C-17 aircraft land.

The US has begun deporting migrants to Guatemala, with two military planes carrying 80 Guatemalans arriving Friday in the Central American country. The move marks the start of President Donald Trump administration’s massive operation to deport migrants.

President Donald Trump's administration has plans to quickly expand the number of flights carrying illegal immigrants out of the country.

The U.S. military's mission on the border is moving quickly as the White House and the Pentagon are making it a priority to publicize news about the mission.

Hundreds of "illegal immigrant criminals" in the U.S. were arrested and hundreds more flown out of the country on military aircraft, the White House said.

The deportation flight was blocked from leaving the US after two Air Force C-17 flights, each carrying about 80 deportees to Guatemala, successfully took off Thursday night.

The U.S. government has begun utilizing military aircraft to deport migrants, with the first flights departing from Biggs Army Air Field to Guatemala on Thursda

The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.

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

Two US military planes carrying dozens of expelled migrants arrived in Guatemala on Friday, authorities said, without specifying whether they were part of the deportation operation launched by President Donald Trump.