‘Forty undocumented immigrants were deported to Honduras from a New Mexico detention facility Monday, the first since a spike in Central American immigrants became a burgeoning political crisis in recent months.

The Department of Homeland Security said 40 Honduran adults and children were aboard a flight from the airport in Roswell, N.M., after being held at a detention center in Artesia that opened last month.

A DHS spokeswoman said they “expect additional adults with children will be returned to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador soon, based on the results of removal proceedings or expedited removal.”‘

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