Why is the US flying deportees to Mexico's southern tip?

Migration patterns in Latin America have shifted south Border crossings have fallen to record lows as Trump’s immigration crackdown takes hold. This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. It is part of a project on reverse migration by Arizona Republic reporter Daniel Gonzalez and El Paso Times visual journalist Omar Ornelas. TAPACHULA, Mexico — At 1:20 p.m. on Aug. 20, an Airbus 320 passenger jet landed at the Tapachula International Airport. Instead of the typical commercial t