A Journal analysis found that military flights came at higher cost to taxpayers that the government’s typical deportation flights on civilian aircraft.

The US has suspended the use of military aircraft for deporting illegal migrants due to high costs. The Trump administration had used C-17 and C-130 planes to deport migrants to various countries, including India and Guantanamo Bay.

Military planes, including C-17 and C-130 aircraft, were used for deportations as part of the administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Since January, around 30 flights have been conducted using C-17s, and about a dozen with C-130s, transporting migrants to destinations including India.

The general who leads U.S. Transportation Command said Wednesday that he expects the military to continue to deport illegal migrants using military aircraft though such flights have not occurred in two days.

Trump administration halts expensive military aircraft for undocumented migrants, says Wall Street Journal - Anadolu Ajansı

According to The Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump administration has halted the use of military aircraft to deport illegal migrants in US, citing high costs and inefficiency. The last military deportation flight took place on March 1,

A Defense Department source says the Pentagon has not received a request for military aircraft since Saturday, March 1.