'Deportation flights have begun' as Trump sends 'strong and clear message,' White House says

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that "deportation flights have begun," releasing photos of people boarding military aircraft.

"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," she wrote on X.

One of the photos was taken at Biggs Army Airfield at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection sources told Fox News. The sources added that the plane in the image holds 80 people and departed for Guatemala.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt released this image Friday, writing on X that "deportation flights have begun." Sources tell Fox News that this photo was taken at Biggs Army Airfield at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and that the aircraft departed for Guatemala.