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People are just finding out how much Trump's deportation flights actually cost per person

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Published 17:43 7 Feb 2025 GMT

People are just finding out how much Trump's deportation flights actually cost per person

Donald Trump's deportation flights costing a staggering amount per person

Callum Jones

Callum Jones

Many people are just finding out how much Donald Trump's deportation flights cost her person as the 47th POTUS continues his crackdown on immigration.

Trump returned to the White House 19 days ago, and he's certainly made a lot of policy chances in the form of numerous executive orders in that time.

The Republican president has signed off on many orders - which have included halting the ban of TikTok, and declaring that there are 'only two genders' among others.

Trump's policies on immigration have also garnered the attention of many people across the world.

Donald Trump’s immigration policies explained

Donald Trump immigration policies are different to his predecessor (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Donald Trump immigration policies are different to his predecessor (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Prior to his return to the White House, Trump stated he will embark on the 'largest deportation programme in history', claiming he will deport 'maybe as many as 20 million' people.

"We will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came," he added.

Since returning to the Oval Office, Trump has ordered the likes of the FBI, DEA, ATF, US Marshals, and the Bureau of Prisons to trawl through their databases for information on undocumented migrants.

Such information could lead officials to the location of immigrants.

How much are these deportation flights costing?

There are varying reports on how much Trump's deportation flights are costing, with the Mirror reporting military deportation flights are costing US taxpayers a whopping $4,675 per person.

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The outlet reports this is way higher than the price of a first-class ticket on a commercial airline, which averages at a much cheaper $853.

Other reports state the cost very much depends on the flight, with The Economic Times reporting a C-17 flight costs $252,000, while a C-130E flight could cost up to $852,000, and DHS flights coming in at around $8,577.

Either way, it's pretty expensive.

Trump's flights are expensive (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Trump's flights are expensive (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Despite that whopping cost, President Trump is persistent on his plan on sending immigrants from El Paso, Texas, to Guatemala.

Speaking at his Doral golf club to Republican lawmakers on Monday (February 3), Trump said: "For the first time in history, we are locating and loading illegal aliens into military aircraft and flying them back to the places from which they came."

He added: "We're respected again, after years of laughing at us like we're stupid people."

Meanwhile, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt added: "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."

Featured Image Credit: Getty Images/Jorge Salvador Cabrera

Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, US News

Callum Jones
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