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The U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua confirmed the arrival of the first flight carrying Nicaraguans deported on a military aircraft. The Embassy did not report how many nationals were sent, nor whether they passed through the Guantánamo naval base, as occurred with three previous flights. However, this is the first time the U.S. government has officially referred to the arrival of deported Nicaraguans.
There was also a group of deported Venezuelans onboard the military flight, who were later sent to Caracas, Venezuela, on a Conviasa plane. This indicates that the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship coordinated agreements with the U.S. government, despite not making this public. Diplomatic sources confirmed to 100% Noticias that 45 Nicaraguans arrived on the flight.
“Nicaraguans should know that the United States is firmly enforcing its immigration laws. If you attempt to cross illegally, you will be detained and you will be removed,” the embassy said in a post published on its Facebook page.
According to authorities, the Nicaraguan migrants arrived this Sunday aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17. Historically, deportees are sent through Global X Airlines (Global Crossing), one of the six airlines subcontracted by the company “Classic Air Charters”, which has contracts with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“Illegal aliens must voluntarily return to their country of origin. Inform your friends and family: the ‘CBP Home’ app is the best option to avoid arrest, detention, and forced deportation and could help increase your chances of returning legally to the U.S. in the future,” the U.S. embassy added in the post.
Flights with deported Nicaraguans
Since the beginning of 2025, CONFIDENCIAL has been monitoring the arrival of flights with Nicaraguan deportees. A total of 17 arrivals have been identified between January and June 29. Of these, 16 occurred under the Donald Trump Administration, with an estimated 1899 Nicaraguan deportees .
Eight of these 16 flights made a stop at the U.S. military base in Guantánamo, Cuba, where they picked up more than 160 Nicaraguans, according to a report by Thomas Cartwright and U.S. government sources. The deportation flights carrying Nicaraguans that passed through Guantánamo included three in April, three in May, and two in June.
Cartwright reported on his X account that ICE operated several military flights to Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru this Sunday. The flight that arrived in Managua departed from Alexandria International Airport in Louisiana, United States.
Guatemala and Honduras sign deportation agreements
The deportation flights arrived in the region the same week that the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, toured four Central American countries, resulting in several agreements on security and migration protection.
In Guatemala, President Bernardo Arévalo announced that he will grant asylum to Nicaraguan migrants deported from the United States who are unwilling or unable to return to their country due to the political situation.
“This is an expression of solidarity with the Nicaraguan people, in line with the norms established in Guatemala’s Political Constitution and the mechanisms set out in international asylum conventions to which we are a party,” Arévalo said at a press conference.
Meanwhile, the president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, signed “an agreement for the review of the refugee screening process,” according to the Honduran foreign minister, who said that Honduras and the U.S. will continue to cooperate on migration security, border security, and the fight against drug trafficking.
