The government of Mexico, through the Secretariat of Governance, has clarified that the United States has not requested permission for one of its military aircraft carrying deported migrants to fly over Mexican territory. In an information card, the agency expressed that no U.S. authority has asked for authorization for a flight over national territory, as established by the corresponding protocols. Additionally, they communicated that so far there has been no request from the Secretariat of National Defense in this regard.
The clarification comes after a report from the Associated Press agency, which cited a spokesman for the Border Patrol, indicating that Mexico had prohibited the transit of a U.S. Air Force plane carrying Guatemalan migrants. According to AP, the flight, which departed from the Army base in El Paso, Fort Bliss, had a scheduled duration of seven hours, almost double the usual time, because the aircraft was prohibited from flying over Mexican airspace, as reported by Orlando Marrero, the spokesman for the Border Patrol.
The aircraft, on which at least eight minors were traveling, was subject to this restriction by Mexican authorities, thus generating a situation that has garnered interest both in Mexico and abroad.
