Guantanamo Bay facility for housing migrants
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to visit Guantanamo Bay to prepare facility for housing 30,000 migrants awaiting deportations as per Trump's Executive Order. The base currently houses migrants intercepted at sea awaiting acceptance in third countries.
Key Points
- President Trump signed an Executive Order to prepare a 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay
- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is visiting the facility to oversee preparations
- First U.S. military flight transporting migrants to Guantanamo Bay has taken off
Pros
- Increasing capacity to detain criminal illegal aliens
- Preparing for deportations of migrants awaiting asylum
Cons
- Controversial use of Guantanamo Bay for migrant detention
- Concerns about human rights and treatment of detainees