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Pentagon spent at least $21 million on flights to Guantanamo, which currently holds 32 migrants
- From January 20 to April 8, 2023, the Trump administration allocated over $21 million for 46 military flights relocating migrants to the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
- This effort began after President Trump directed the use of the naval base as a migrant holding site in January amid an aggressive immigration crackdown.
- Since the announcement, the base has accommodated under 500 migrants in total and has never had more than 200 individuals there simultaneously; at present, 32 migrants remain housed at the facility.
- The flights totaled 802 hours at an average $26,277 per flight hour, and Senator Elizabeth Warren condemned the operation as a "wasteful political stunt."
- Following criticism and high costs, the Trump administration suspended military flights and shifted to commercial flights and voluntary deportations.
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The use of the Guantánamo naval base in Cuba to keep undocumented migrants has been a waste of money for the federal coffers, according to a military report sent to Congress. Between January 20th and April 8th, the Trump Administration spent $21 million on flights to Cuba's base, where it is estimated that only 32 migrants remain in detention.Although some sources raise the number to 60, the occupation is well below the 30,000 that the president…
Washington, May 13 (EFE).- Donald Trump's government has spent about $21 million on flights to transfer just a few hundred U.S. migrants to the Guantánamo naval base, according to Pentagon data released on Tuesday. The $21 million corresponds to 46 flights operated by the Pentagon between the U.S. and Guantánamo between January 20 and April 8 for a total of 802.5 hours at a cost of $26,277 an hour. These data were obtained by Democratic Senator …
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Pentagon flights to Guantánamo cost more than $21M
The Trump administration spent more than $21 million on military flights transporting migrants to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, within just three months, according to new figures provided to Congress by the Pentagon. The data, released by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday, revealed that between Jan. 20 and April 8, U.S. Transportation Command conducted 46 deportation…
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