Migrants were detained at Guantánamo Bay before Trump’s order. Here’s what to know.
Human rights groups have accused U.S. authorities of using Guantánamo Bay for decades to detain migrants fleeing Haiti, Cuba and other Caribbean nations.
Trump directs Guantanamo Bay to be prepared to host up to 30,000 migrants
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum directing the federal government to prepare the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house tens of thousands of migrants.
Trump Says U.S. Will Hold Migrants at Guantánamo
The president suggested 30,000 migrants could be housed on the base. It is unclear how the plan will take shape.
Trump says he’ll house migrants in Guantánamo Bay, signs immigration law
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to instruct the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a 30,000-person migrant facility at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.
Trump says he will send migrants to Guantanamo Bay
Trump, since taking office last week, has taken numerous actions to crack down on illegal U.S. border crossings and deport undocumented migrants.
Trump Directs Guantanamo Bay to Prepare to Hold up to 30,000 Migrants
Trump made the announcement before he signed the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation.
What to Know About Guantanamo Bay, the Base Where Trump Says He'll Send Migrants
President Donald Trump says that the U.S. will use a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold tens of thousands of migrants who can’t be sent back to their home countries
President Trump wants to send unauthorized migrants to Guantanamo Bay
President Donald Trump says to house up to 30,000 unauthorized migrants at Guantanamo Bay for being in the U.S illegally.
Trump orders Guantanamo Bay be prepared for ‘the worst’ undocumented immigrants
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum to begin preparing a facility on the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to detain tens of thousands of “the worst” undocumented immigrants. The action, which Trump discussed for the first time earlier Wednesday,
Trump realities drive migrants to reroute their American Dream
Francisco Fortín was attacked by gangs wielding machetes in his home country of Honduras, he said, an act of violence that ...
Amid mass deportations, a boat packed with migrants intercepted trying to get into the US
Even as the Trump administration's mass deportation of undocumented migrants was unfolding, a boat packed with migrants was ...
Chinese migrants flood South Florida via boat as authorities seek help with Cuban smugglers
After dozens of migrants have been discovered in separate suspected smuggling incidents, Coral Gables, Florida, authorities ...
A Paris Theater, Occupied by Migrants Hoping to Prove They’re Just Kids
More than 300 homeless African immigrants are camping out in the Gaîté Lyrique, waiting for officials to rule on whether they ...
Trump signs Laken Riley Act that targets migrants who commit crimes
Migrants who commit theft and other crimes are subject to deportation after President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act ...
Defense Secretary Hegseth says Guantanamo Bay is 'perfect place' to hold migrants 'safely in the interim'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discusses President Donald Trump's plans to use Guantanamo Bay to house criminal migrants in ...
Migrants on edge as Trump administration ramps up raids and arrests
As more raids take place across the country, some migrants say they are avoiding work or school over fears of arrest.