By Phil Stewart and Diego Oré
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to allow a U.S. military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the country, a U.S. official and a Mexican official told Reuters.
U.S. military aircraft carried out two similar flights, each with about 80 migrants, to Guatemala on Friday. The government was not able to move ahead with a plan to have a C-17 transport aircraft land in Mexico, however, after the country denied permission.
A U.S. official and a Mexican official confirmed the decision, which was first reported by NBC News. The Mexican official did not provide a reason for the denial.
The U.S. State Department, Pentagon and Mexico’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
U.S.-Mexico relations have come into sharp focus since Trump started his second term on Monday with the declaration of a national…
