A U.S. Air Force jet with migrants bound at their wrists and ankles departed Texas for Guatemala on Thursday, carrying 80 deportees in another deportation flight that reflects a growing role for the armed forces in helping enforce immigration laws.

A U.S. Air Force jet with 80 migrants that left Texas for Guatemala on Thursday charted a path around Mexico because it couldn't fly over the country, according to a U.S. official. The Mexican government said it never denied permission.

An Air Force pilot is safe after ejecting out of an F-35 fighter jet that then crashed at the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.

A pilot is safe after ejecting from an F-35 fighter jet that crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, officials said.