The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted several deportation flights to Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Nicaragua on Thursday.

The entity explained that thousands of migrants were removed, deported or voluntarily decided to leave the country on Thursday.

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Foreigners had no legal basis to remain in that country, and it was also noted that on April 24, the deportation trials of Cuban citizens who were issued deportation orders resumed. “This process under Title 8 Immigration Authorities integrates strict safeguards to prevent the return of persons at risk of persecution,” it added.

Migrants are driven out via commercial airlines and charter flights. Last year, 72,177 removals were carried out in more than 150 countries.

At midnight this Thursday, Title 42, an immigration measure introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, will be lifted and Title 8 will come into effect, implying a speedy deportation.

Ecuador’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility informed Ecuadorians that the end of this regulation “does not in any way imply the opening of U.S. borders, or the flexibility to enter that country, or the implementation of family reunification processes.”