Overview

• The Trump administration will start transferring thousands of undocumented migrants to Guantánamo Bay this week, including nationals from multiple European countries.
• Approximately 9,000 individuals are currently undergoing medical screenings to assess their eligibility for relocation to the offshore facility.
• ICE is tasked with achieving at least 3,000 daily arrests to supply detainees for the Guantánamo transfer program.
• U.S. officials do not plan to notify migrants’ home governments before sending their nationals to the military base, risking diplomatic friction.
• The operation revives a January plan to expand Guantánamo’s capacity to 30,000 after a failed February tent camp initiative.