Most people don’t even know that we have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people.”
In his first interview since being sworn in as defense secretary, Pete Hegseth sought to clarify how the federal government plans to use Guantánamo Bay to detain migrants being deported from the United States.
Trump said that the U.S. will send "worst criminal illegal aliens" to Guantanamo Bay.
President Trump says the the 30,000-person facility for undocumented migrants will house "the worst criminal illegal aliens".
The president said the facility at the U.S. naval base could house as many as 30,000 people
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, giving federal authorities broader power to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally who have been accused of crimes. He also announced at the ceremony that his administration planned to send the ''worst criminal aliens'' to a detention center in Guantanamo Bay,
The US has maintained a migrant detention facility there for decades that is separate from the notorious high-security jail for foreign terror suspects, including alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
The president suggested 30,000 migrants could be housed on the base. It is unclear how the plan will take shape.
President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.
President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration is receiving mixed reviews as he seeks to deliver on a campaign promise to shut down the border.
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said the United States (US) has not asked Guyana to accept Venezuelan deportees if Caracas refuses to allow planeloads of persons, but he declined to say