Trump Administration Detains Criminal Migrants at Guantanamo Bay
The Trump administration is holding 72 immigration detainees from 26 countries at Guantanamo Bay as part of a broader crackdown on criminal illegal aliens.
The Donald Trump administration is using the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as an immigration detention center for foreigners from 26 countries across six continents. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed that 72 detainees are currently on-site, 58 of whom are classified as high-risk. These high-risk individuals, housed in Camp IV (also referred to as Camp VI), have criminal convictions for homicide, kidnapping, and sexual offenses, while 14 low-risk detainees are held at the Migrant Operations Center.
Since February, the base has processed 663 individuals. The Department of Defense reported spending $21 million on military aircraft to transport approximately 500 migrants to the facility between January and April. This initiative coincides with the opening of Alligator Alcatraz, a 3,000-capacity detention facility in the Florida Everglades. The expansion of deportation infrastructure is supported by approximately $170 billion in funding and follows a June Supreme Court ruling allowing deportations to third countries.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the policy, stating that those who commit heinous crimes may be held at Guantánamo Bay. Conversely, the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit to block these transfers, arguing that federal law prohibits detaining immigrants outside U.S. territory. The U.S. Department of Justice has argued that detainees at the facility lack rights to legal assistance.
