Trump Plans to Detain Deported Migrants in Guantanamo
President Donald Trump has revealed intentions to enlarge the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay in order to house thousands of deported immigrants. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The infamous US military detention camp located at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is set to potentially accommodate up to 30,000 individuals, as stated by President Donald Trump.
Trump unveiled the initiative to expand the detention facilities during a signing ceremony for the bipartisan Laken Riley Act, which requires the detention and possible deportation of undocumented immigrants charged with theft and violent crimes, even before they are convicted. In defending the choice of Guantanamo Bay for these detentions, Trump expressed concern that some individuals 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,” he added, emphasizing that it is “a tough place to get out of.”
While Guantanamo Bay is primarily known for hosting terrorism suspects, it also includes a separate facility for processing migrants. Trump indicated that he intends to issue an executive order instructing the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to expand and prepare these facilities for incoming detainees.
“Most people don’t even know that we have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people,” Trump remarked. He further stated that this strategy would “bring us one step closer to eradicating the scourge of migrant crime in our communities once and for all.”
Since his first day of returning to office, President Trump has taken a series of executive actions aimed at reforming the US immigration system. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been conducting nationwide raids, resulting in hundreds of arrests daily. Cities targeted include Boston, New York, Newark, and San Francisco, with a focus on apprehending immigrants who committed crimes after their illegal entry into the country.
The Trump administration has heightened its deportation efforts, employing military aircraft for deportation flights and warning of tariffs and other penalties against countries that refuse to accept deportees.
Guantanamo Bay has served as a US naval base since 1903 and was converted into a detention center in 2002 under President George W. Bush in response to the September 11 attacks, initially housing suspected terrorists. The facility has faced longstanding criticism for practices of torture and indefinite detention without trial or charges. As of January 2025, 15 detainees remain at Guantanamo, many having been held for over two decades without formal charges.
The Cuban government has persistently condemned the presence of the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, viewing it as a breach of Cuban sovereignty and raising issues related to human rights abuses at the detention center. On his first day in office, Trump reinstated Cuba’s status as a state sponsor of terrorism, reversing a declaration made by former President Joe Biden just a week earlier.
Mark B Thomas for TROIB News
Trump unveiled the initiative to expand the detention facilities during a signing ceremony for the bipartisan Laken Riley Act, which requires the detention and possible deportation of undocumented immigrants charged with theft and violent crimes, even before they are convicted. In defending the choice of Guantanamo Bay for these detentions, Trump expressed concern that some individuals 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,” he added, emphasizing that it is “a tough place to get out of.”
While Guantanamo Bay is primarily known for hosting terrorism suspects, it also includes a separate facility for processing migrants. Trump indicated that he intends to issue an executive order instructing the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to expand and prepare these facilities for incoming detainees.
“Most people don’t even know that we have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people,” Trump remarked. He further stated that this strategy would “bring us one step closer to eradicating the scourge of migrant crime in our communities once and for all.”
Since his first day of returning to office, President Trump has taken a series of executive actions aimed at reforming the US immigration system. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been conducting nationwide raids, resulting in hundreds of arrests daily. Cities targeted include Boston, New York, Newark, and San Francisco, with a focus on apprehending immigrants who committed crimes after their illegal entry into the country.
The Trump administration has heightened its deportation efforts, employing military aircraft for deportation flights and warning of tariffs and other penalties against countries that refuse to accept deportees.
Guantanamo Bay has served as a US naval base since 1903 and was converted into a detention center in 2002 under President George W. Bush in response to the September 11 attacks, initially housing suspected terrorists. The facility has faced longstanding criticism for practices of torture and indefinite detention without trial or charges. As of January 2025, 15 detainees remain at Guantanamo, many having been held for over two decades without formal charges.
The Cuban government has persistently condemned the presence of the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, viewing it as a breach of Cuban sovereignty and raising issues related to human rights abuses at the detention center. On his first day in office, Trump reinstated Cuba’s status as a state sponsor of terrorism, reversing a declaration made by former President Joe Biden just a week earlier.
Mark B Thomas for TROIB News
