TRUMP SENDS 30,000 MIGRANTS TO BE DETAINED AT NAVAL BASE AT GUANTANAMO BAY

President Donald Trump wants to place illegal immigrants in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The infamous military installation/prison is known for housing some of the world’s worst criminal suspects, many of whom have direct ties to terrorism. However, it has been used from time to time to house immigrants, similar to Trump’s current plans.
30,000 Immigrants Headed to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
President Trump announced plans to house 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, directing the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prepare facilities.
The reason for putting some migrants in the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp is that President Trump deems these individuals as too dangerous to return; fearing that once they go back to their countries of origin, they would return at a later date.
“We have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people. Some of them are so bad we don’t even trust the countries to hold them because we don’t want them coming back, so we’re going to send them out to Guantanamo,” said President Trump.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested using the base’s golf course for housing, separate from military detainees living in the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp section of the facility.

The U.S.-Cuban Compromise
The U.S. Navy operates Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) in southeastern Cuba, though it is unrecognized by the Cuban government.
The post gained notoriety after 9/11 as a detention site for terror suspects, once holding 680 prisoners in 2003.
Today, only 15 remain, including 9/11 masterminds and others never formally charged.
It Has Been Done Before
Trump's plans to place immigrants at NSGB aren't unprecedented, as the base housed tens of thousands of Haitian migrants in 1991 and again in 1994 when Cubans were sent there following a massive migration to the U.S. over water.
The orders from Trump direct the DoD and DHS to expand detention for high-priority criminal migrants.

Guantanamo Bay Prison Usage in Line With Trump’s Other Immigration Policies
The plan to deport illegal immigrants has been a focal point of the early days of Trump, who even signed the Laken Riley Act.
Due to the bill, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is now afforded arrest powers depending on the crime.
Implementing the Guantanamo Bay immigration plan falls in line with the other actions taken under the Trump administration early on.
Military flights have flown immigrants to South America, causing international tension to rise with the likes of Colombia and other nations.
Trump’s plans for Gitmo could include the use of ships from the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy to help with transporting immigrants from base to base.
Over the years, multiple Presidents, including Obama who issued an Executive Order, claimed to want Guantanamo Bay closed; however, Trump’s EO in 2018 reversed this decision, keeping the base operational.
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