1️⃣ *Hundreds of migrants in the United States have been arrested* and others flown out of the country on military aircraft as President Donald *Trump's promised mass deportation operation got underway,* the White House said. 🇺🇸 Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said *Trump's administration on Thursday _"arrested 538 illegal immigrant criminals,"_* adding _"hundreds"_ were deported by military aircraft. *Trump promised a crackdown on illegal immigration during the election campaign* and began his second term this week with a flurry of executive actions aimed at overhauling entry to the US. 🇲🇽 *Mexican soldiers rushed to set up emergency shelters near the border with the US* on Thursday ahead of President Donald Trump's threatened deportations. The crackdown came as *Trump prepared to head on Friday to California and North Carolina,* where natural disasters have turned into political footballs, in his first trip since his return to office.