migrants, Guantánamo Bay and Trump

‘Give us back our sons’: A look at the Venezuelan migrants Trump sent to Guantanamo
On Feb. 7, he and other Venezuelan men in ICE detention in El Paso were awakened and told they were going back to Venezuela, Purroy Roldan said. They were transported to Miami and put aboard a military plane – and realized they were actually going to Guantanamo.
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 States.
‘Nobody really knows what’s going on’: US officials scramble to expand Guantanamo Bay for migrants
Officials at the Department of Homeland Security and the Defense Department are racing to set up multiple tent facilities in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house thousands of migrants, but the scattered efforts have prompted questions internally about who’s in charge and what will happen once people arrive on site.
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 transfer of migrants to detention centers at the U.S. Naval station in
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.
Nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants are flown home from Guantanamo Bay, with a layover in Honduras
Nearly 200 Venezuelan immigrants to the U.S. were returned to their home country after being detained at Guantanamo Bay, in a flurry of flights that forged an unprecedented pathway for U.S. deportations.

Pentagon chief visits Guantanamo

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Guantánamo needs to be shut down, not expanded
The prison has since become synonymous with indefinite detention — 15 people still remain there today, over 20 years later.
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“No Public Oversight”: Private Company Running Guantánamo Immigrant Jail Accused of Rights Abuses
The U.S. military transported 17 new immigrant detainees to the Guantánamo Bay military base on Sunday, just before efforts ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives at Guantanamo Bay, calls it 'front lines of the war' on southern border
Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Tuesday where he was seen meeting and greeting the troops stationed there.
White House defends treatment of migrants sent to Guantanamo Bay: ‘It’s a promise the president campaigned on’
The White House is responding to reports that deported migrants who were detained at the American naval base at Guantanamo ...
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Venezuelan men allege mistreatment while in detention in Guantánamo Bay
The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a ...
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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More Troops Sent to Guantanamo Bay as Court Testimony Shows One-Third of Detainees Were 'Low Threat'
The number of troops being sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in support of migrant detention operations there continues to swell, ...
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 ...