U.S. Transfers Migrants from Guantánamo to Domestic Detention Centers
The U.S. government has reportedly relocated all migrants recently held at Guantánamo Bay to border facilities within the country, with no official explanation provided.
- Media reports indicate that 40 migrants previously detained at Guantánamo Bay have been moved to border protection facilities in the United States.
- The U.S. government has not confirmed the relocation or provided reasons for the decision, according to sources familiar with the situation.
- Guantánamo Bay had been used in recent weeks to temporarily hold undocumented migrants intercepted at the U.S.-Mexico border.
- In February, 177 Venezuelan migrants detained at Guantánamo were flown to Honduras, highlighting the facility's role in processing migrants.
- A total of 290 migrants have reportedly passed through Guantánamo Bay in recent weeks as part of border enforcement measures.