DIDPress: US president Donald Trump administration is considering a plan to transfer about 9,000 undocumented migrants to the Guantanamo Bay military base in Cuba, reported American media outlets, including Politico and Washington Post.
The decision comes at a time when, since the beginning of the year, only 520 migrants have been transferred to the base—a figure that shows a significant increase compared to the proposed new plan.
According to informed sources, the implementation of this program may begin as early as this week and could involve a larger number of migrants.
The plan is part of the Trump administration’s tough policies aimed at identifying, detaining, and deporting undocumented migrants from U.S. soil.
Earlier, in late February, 177 Venezuelan migrants who were detained at the southern border and temporarily transferred to Guantanamo were returned to Honduras.
The expanded use of the Guantanamo base for the temporary detention of migrants has sparked widespread reactions and protests within the United States.
Critics have condemned the move as inhumane and a violation of migrants’ rights. They have expressed concerns about the detention conditions at Guantanamo and the future legal status of these individuals.
Analysts view the approach as a symbol of the Trump administration’s increasingly stringent immigration policies.