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Troops arrive at Guantanamo Bay to prepare migrant detention center

Marines from North Carolina arrived at Guantanamo Bay to prepare the naval base for an influx of migrants, following a memorandum from President Trump to house tens of thousands of migrants there.
The operation is part of a plan to deport immigrants lacking permanent legal status, with the goal of detaining them at Guantanamo Bay.
The expansion of the detention center aims to hold up to 30,000 migrants, as stated by President Trump.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth emphasized that the U.S. military would play a key role in expulsions and mass deportations.

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CNN

Migrant flight lands in Guantanamo Bay as legal questions swirl around Trump plans

As tents went up in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to hold migrants, attorneys at the Department of Homeland Security and Pentagon were still trying to determine whether it was legal to take the unprecedented step of flying migrants from the US southern border to the facility, according to two US officials and a person familiar with the planning.

19 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Guantánamo Bay prepares for president Trump’s migrant surge - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — About 300 service members have landed at Guantánamo Bay to provide security and begin setting up at a new tent city for migrants, as officials comply with President Donald Trump’s order to prepare the Navy base for as many as 30,000 deportees.

19 days ago

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The Straits Times

Guantanamo Bay prepares for Trump’s migrant surge

US President Donald Trump ordered the Navy base to prepare for as many as 30,000 deportees.

20 days ago·Singapore

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Military Times

Troops arrive at Guantanamo Bay to prepare migrant detention center

Marines and soldiers will prepare a detention center at Guantanamo to hold up to 30,000 migrants.

20 days ago·Vienna, United States

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Reforma

U.S. Guantánamo Prison Prepares to Host Migrants · Global Voices

Some 200 Marines and soldiers landed in the Bah a de Guant namo to begin preparing the prison to house migrants.

20 days ago·Mexico City, Mexico

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Task & Purpose

Marines, soldiers arrive at Guantanamo Bay for migrant 'holding operations'

Marines and soldiers have deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as part of President Donald Trump’s administration’s immigration crackdown involving the U.S. military. Several hundred troops will provide security for a 30,000-person migrant facility at the U.S. military base in Cuba, according to plans announced last week by the White House. There are currently 310 service members supporting the migrant “holding operations” with elements from U.S. So…

20 days ago

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