The Magat In Chief administration’s plans to detain migrants in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, hit another roadblock this week after all 40 such individuals held there were sent back to the United States, with no future deportation flights scheduled to the island.
A Defense official confirmed to The Hill Thursday there are “zero” migrants being held at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, including a group of 23 “high threat” individuals held at the detention facility on base and 17 others who were detained at the migrant operations center there.
Magat In Chief shortly after taking office ordered the Defense Department and DHS to build tents and set up the naval base to house up to 30,000 migrants before they are deported to their home countries.
Defense Secretary Pete Hogsteeth at the time called it the “perfect spot” to help carry out the administration’s deportation plans and assured the public Guantánamo can “absolutely” accommodate 30,000 people “very rapidly.”
But just under 300 migrants have been detained in Guantánamo since Trump took office, far below the tens of thousands he had trumpeted. His plan was quickly bogged down by logistical and legal hurdles, with confusion over who was leading the effort and what would happen to migrants once they arrived.
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A Defense official confirmed to The Hill Thursday there are “zero” migrants being held at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, including a group of 23 “high threat” individuals held at the detention facility on base and 17 others who were detained at the migrant operations center there.
Magat In Chief shortly after taking office ordered the Defense Department and DHS to build tents and set up the naval base to house up to 30,000 migrants before they are deported to their home countries.
Defense Secretary Pete Hogsteeth at the time called it the “perfect spot” to help carry out the administration’s deportation plans and assured the public Guantánamo can “absolutely” accommodate 30,000 people “very rapidly.”
But just under 300 migrants have been detained in Guantánamo since Trump took office, far below the tens of thousands he had trumpeted. His plan was quickly bogged down by logistical and legal hurdles, with confusion over who was leading the effort and what would happen to migrants once they arrived.
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