President Trump signed a memo that instructs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to provide detention space for high-priority criminal aliens in the United States. The memo aims to house thousands of migrants at Guantanamo Bay as a measure to halt the border invasion. Trump mentioned during a signing ceremony for an immigration detention measure that there are 30,000 beds in Guantanamo for detaining the worst criminal illegal aliens. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated that resources might be established for the worst offenders at Guantanamo Bay.
Guantanamo Bay originally became a detention site for detainees in 2002, under President George W. Bush, after the 9/11 attacks. Former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama expressed interest in shutting down the facility but were unsuccessful. Currently, 15 detainees remain at Guantanamo, with 11 Yemeni detainees recently transferred to Oman after over two decades at the base.
President Trump has made efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, including declaring a national emergency at the border and signing executive orders to deport illegal immigrants. The announcement of using Guantanamo Bay for migrant detention took many officials at the Pentagon by surprise, with no clear plan on how many beds will be available or the extent of the military’s involvement. Plans to upgrade or change military facilities at Guantanamo are currently not in place, but the Department of Homeland Security may run an expanded Migrant Operations Center with military construction assistance.
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