The White House has confirmed that the first flights to Guantanamo Bay with immigrants detained in the United States began today, as part of President Donald Trump's plan to remove as many people from this community as possible from the country.
“I can confirm that today the first U.S. flights to Guantanamo Bay carrying illegal migrants are underway,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said.
In an interview with Fox Business, the Press Secretary explained that the United States is not a “dumping ground for criminals” and that other countries agree to collaborate with the United States to receive not only its deported citizens, but also those from other nations.
“President Trump is not joking and will no longer allow the United States to be a “dumping ground” for illegal criminals from countries around the world. Thus, El Salvador has not only agreed to the repatriation of its own citizens, but also illegal criminals from other countries who will then be sent to its prisons,” Leavitt said.
He said that South American nations are joining the Central American country.
“Venezuela has also agreed to repatriation flights, and Colombia has also agreed to cooperate with the repatriation of illegal Colombian citizens that we have found inside our country,” he said.
In January, President Trump issued an executive order calling for the maximum expansion of a migrant detention facility at Guantanamo, saying it could hold up to 30,000 people.
It should be noted that no precise data has been given on how many migrants there are on these first flights, nor any details about these people, including whether any of the migrants have criminal records.
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