possibly. there is precedent from operation wetback but it would need to be a prison ship this time.  > in 1954, ss emancipation and ss vera cruz sail the 2,000-mile voyage from the immigration and naturalization services service processing center at port isabel, texas to veracruz, mexico a total of 26 times. both ships transport around 800 illegal immigrants per voyage. > according to the texas state historical society, ships were a preferred mode of transport because they carried the illegal workers farther away from the border than did buses, trucks, or trains. the boat lift continued until the drowning of seven deportees who jumped ship from the mercurio provoked a mutiny and led to a public outcry against the practice in mexico. pic related is a scan of a postcard showing an ins deportation ship departing during operation wetback.
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