US clears out remaining migrants from Guantanamo Bay
March 12, 2025 2:13 PM
By Jeff Seldin
PENTAGON —
The United States has cleared out the last migrants being held at its naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, sending them back to the U.S. mainland as they await deportation.
Two U.S. defense officials told VOA on Wednesday that 40 detainees, including 23 “high-threat illegal aliens” incarcerated at the base’s detention center, were flown to Louisiana on Tuesday.
The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the operation, said the detainees were flown aboard a nonmilitary aircraft at the direction of officials with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Neither ICE nor its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, have responded to requests for comment.
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