Flights transferring illegal immigrants to the Guantanamo Bay naval facility in Cuba have begun, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced, saying it is a key step in the Trump administration’s commitment to cracking down on illegal immigration and enhancing public safety.
“President Trump is not messing around, and he’s no longer going to allow America to be a dumping ground for illegal criminals from nations all over this world,” Leavitt told Fox News in a Feb. 4 interview. “Today, the first flights from the United States to Guantanamo Bay with illegal migrants are underway.”
The action follows a Jan. 29 memorandum signed by Trump directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to prepare Guantanamo Bay to house up to 30,000 illegal immigrants. Leavitt said the commencement of the deportation flights marks a major step in implementing that directive….