The Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday that the first military flight carrying illegal immigrants to the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba is complete, with 10 “high-threat” individuals now housed there.
The Department of Defense (DOD) said in a Feb. 5 announcement that the 10 illegal immigrants are being held at vacant detention facilities, clarifying that the move is a “temporary measure” until they can be deported to “their country of origin or other appropriate destination.”
“The Department of Defense is working closely with the Department of Homeland Security to protect the American people and upholding national security interests,” the DOD said in a statement….