US military flights for deportations suspended due to high costs

The Donald Trump administration has suspended the use of costly military aircraft to fly migrants who entered the US illegally, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

The report said that the use of US military aircraft to transport some migrants to their home countries or to a military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has proved expensive and inefficient.

US defence officials told The Wall Street Journal that no flights were scheduled for the coming days, with the last military deportation flight occurring March 1. They said the pause could be extended or made permanent.