All 40 illegal migrants held at the Guantánamo Bay U.S. naval base in Cuba, including 23 “high-threat illegal aliens” have been sent back to the United States and are now being held in Louisiana, according to two U.S. defense officials who spoke with Fox News.
The officials say they were not told why the 40 migrants were moved back to the United States, but were transported to Louisiana via Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aircraft. Additionally, officials say there are currently no migrants being held at the 45-square-mile base, located about 430 miles southeast of Miami, and no flights are scheduled to bring more migrants to the base.
According to Fox News, none of the 195 tents that were set up to hold migrants have been used because they do not meet ICE standards, according to several U.S. defense officials, such as having air conditioning and other amenities.
Shortly after taking office in January, President Donald Trump instructed the Pentagon to prepare 30,000 beds at the base to house “criminal illegal aliens.” The president said the move would bring the U.S. one step closer to “eradicating the scourge” of migrant crime in communities. However, the operation to build more tents was halted in February, just several weeks after it started, adds Fox News.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the base in late February and met with troops serving there, and soon President Donald Trump is expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in an effort to pave the way for faster mass deportations of illegal immigrants, particularly to target members of the violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang.
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I hope that the violent gang members are not just deported. They need to be locked up forever wherever they are sent.
Trouble with the ILLEGAL rejects in OUR Prison$$,WE THE PEOPLE pay their room n board.
It’s been suggested that many would be sent to the mid-east to do hard labor. Harder for escapees to assimilate and they would not be sitting around on their butts.
GITMO, I heard is Maxed, and that could be the reason for bringing these Illegals back to America. I just hope Americans Don’t have to pay for them any more…
So more smoke, mirrors, and big talk, followed by little action. Sadly the daily deportation figures have fallen and seem to be on avg no higher than under Biden in recent figures, outside of the first 2 weeks of this administration. Seems all that’s changed is maybe the make up of the ~700 a day that get removed (worst of worst getting priority).
Why are we dealing with violent people who are not Americans and moving them from place to place to be fed, clothed, housed, and provided medical care on our dime? Send them all home in a line box. Sick of coddling savage monsters.
Fly them back to Gitmo, and, lose the load along the way.
maybe trump plans to lock up all the congresscritters at gitmo.
Violent gang members need AC. I wish we could afford the same luxury for our school children. Talk about upside down priorities!
Who cares if there’s air condition , The Constitution clearly states we Do Not give Comfort and ease to our enemies. So WTH. And in my opinion everyone here illegally are the enemy.
And now, all this has been overtaken by events. Another anti-Trump judge has reversed it all and ordered that all these bottom-feeding scumbags be returned to the US.
It’s time for Trump to take a stand against all the liberrhoid lawfare stopping everything he tries to do. HE’S POTUS. IMO, judges are out of their jurisdiction intervening. He needs to hold the course and tell them to POUND SAND.
Commenters profx and Callie, I agree with you. I spent three years in the U.S. Army, including one year in Vietnam. At no time did I have housing with air conditioning or “other amenities.” But then I was only a citizen who volunteered to be part of the armed forces of the U.S. It is outrageous that ICE should have rules that apply to all illegal aliens the same. If you’re here committing other crimes, you are entitled to prison at hard labor (mining lithium?), followed by deportation after serving a sentence…”A/C and other amenities” are not included in your prison time! That stupid rule was for those whose only crime was entering the U.S. illegally.