Guantanamo Bay, Migrants

Pentagon chief visits Guantanamo as US pushes to deport migrants
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday visited Guantanamo Bay, the US military base in Cuba known for holding suspected militants that President Donald Trump's administration is now using to detain undocumented migrants.
Trump said Guantanamo would hold 'high threat' migrants -- but others have ended up there
The Trump administration said that Guantanamo would house the most violent undocumented migrants -- but relatives of some detainees say they don't have criminal records.
The Government’s Plan to Hold Migrants at Guantanamo Bay Just Got Shut Down by the Courts
President Donald Trump promised to utilize Guantanamo Bay to hold migrants as part of his mass deportation plans. Those plans seem to be coming to a sudden stop after legal challenges. President Trump originally announced that the federal government would be building structures to hold 30,
Hegseth Will Visit Guantanamo, Where Migrants Have Been Held
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth plans to visit the US military base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, where some undocumented migrants have been held as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
US again sends ‘high threat’ migrants to Guantanamo Bay
A U.S. defense official confirmed to VOA that a C-130 military cargo plane carrying migrants left Fort Bliss in Texas and arrived at Guantanamo Bay on Sunday. A second defense official said all 17 migrants were assessed to be “high threat” and are being held at the base’s detention facility.
Hegseth Returns to Guantánamo, This Time as Defense Secretary
Mr. Hegseth served at the U.S. Navy base as a National Guard lieutenant. The base is now being used to hold some migrants who ...
Guantanamo Bay: A new front in US immigration policy?
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to send 30,000 undocumented migrants to Guantanamo Bay. While the Migrant Operations Center ...
US halts plan to house migrants in tents at Guantanamo amid concerns over conditions
The Trump administration has halted efforts to place migrants in tent structures built at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba amid concerns ...
Invasive frisks, suicide attempts: Three migrants describe Guantánamo detention
Three migrants sent to Guantánamo said they were denied calls to loved ones, subjected to humiliating strip searches and left ...
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Private Company Running Guantánamo Immigrant Jail Is Accused of Rights Abuses
A lack of transparency means that questions remain over even the exact number of people who’ve been incarcerated there.
Deported Venezuelan says he's 'traumatized' by his time in Guantánamo
Kevin Rodríguez, now back in Venezuela, said the uncertainty of not knowing how long he would be in the U.S. military ...
Senate Democrats challenge transfer of migrants to Guantanamo Bay
A group of five Senate Democrats led by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter to President Trump Monday challenging his ...
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Troops deployed to Guantanamo Bay increased to roughly 1,000
More than 200 additional troops have been deployed to Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to help support the detention of ...
Trump Administration Moves More Migrants to Guantánamo Bay
The base had been cleared of migrants since Thursday, after the government sent 177 to Venezuela and one back to the United ...
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Hegseth Heads to Cuba to Meet With Forces at Guantanamo Bay
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will travel Tuesday to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), Cuba, marking his first visit ...