Military aircraft like C-17s and C-130Es are reportedly being used for deporting illegal migrants from the US. A C-17 costs $21,000 (₹18 lakh) per hour, making a 12-hour Texas-Guatemala flight with 80 migrants cost $252,000 (₹2 crore), The Mirror reported. The C-130E costs $68,000-$71,000 (₹58 lakh-₹61 lakh) per hour, totalling $816,000-$852,000 (₹7 crore-₹7.3 crore) for a similar trip, it added.