The Trump administration on Tuesday began flying criminal migrants who entered the U.S. illegally to Guantanamo Bay as part of a plan to house thousands at the facility in Cuba.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the first flights carrying illegal migrant criminals were underway.
“President Trump is not messing around, and he’s no longer going to allow America to be a dumping ground for illegal criminals from nations all over this world,” Leavitt said on Fox Business Network.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt: "The first flights from the United States to Guantanamo Bay with illegal migrants are underway."
Boom!! pic.twitter.com/8ohoqb1TEv
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 4, 2025
Last week, President Trump ordered the Department of Defense and Homeland Security to prepare a 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantánamo Bay, the U.S. military base in Cuba that has housed military prisoners, including several tied to the 9/11 attacks.
Guantánamo Bay is best known for holding terror suspects. The Biden administration had moved to scale down operations, leaving 15 detainees still at the facility.
“Due process will be followed, and having facilities at Guantánamo Bay will be an asset to us,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday on “Meet the Press.”
BREAKING: DHS Secretary Noem confirmed that Guantanamo Bay will be used to house the most dangerous illegal aliens.
This will keep them away from Americans while they’re being processed for repatriation.
This is HUGE!
pic.twitter.com/bDbsqaZeoX— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) February 2, 2025
More over at The Hill:
The White House begins migrant flights to Guantanamo Bay https://t.co/lZnZNz4zPh
— The Hill (@thehill) February 4, 2025