Trump administration sends first group of migrants to Guantanamo Bay

The U.S. government is moving quickly to implement President Trump's order to turn facilities at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base into a large-scale immigration detention center.

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Trump sends first migrant detainees to Guantanamo Bay

The US president last week announced plans to expand the detention of migrants at the base in Cuba.
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1st migrant flight lands at Guantanamo Bay, carrying 'worst of the worst'

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White House begins migrant flights to Guantánamo Bay

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Trump administration says it has begun deporting migrants to Guantánamo Bay

Press secretary says at least two deportation flights to Cuban base of undocumented immigrants ‘under way’. The Trump administration has begun flying undocumented immigrants from the US to a ...
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Guantánamo Bay Prepares for President Trump’s Migrant Surge

About 300 servicemembers have arrived in recent days as the base faces its most drastic changes since the Pentagon opened a prison there after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Kristi Noem says 'due process will be followed' for migrants at Guantánamo Bay

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday said that "due process will be followed" for all migrants housed at Guantanamo Bay.
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Sec. Kristi Noem: ‘Not the plan’ to house migrants at Guantanamo Bay indefinitely

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem details how the Trump administration plans to utilize Guantanamo Bay as a temporary detention facility for ...
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Housing migrants at Guantanamo comes with challenges, national security expert says

ABC News’ Phil Lipof talks to Fordham Law School's Karen Greenberg about President Donald Trump’s plan to hold migrants at Guantanamo Bay.
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Trump's foreign aid freeze guts grassroots groups helping migrants in Latin America

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First border patrol embed with the new Trump administration: Reporter's notebook

ABC had the first border patrol embed with the new Trump administration.
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Hegseth touts Guantánamo Bay as 'perfect spot' to house migrants

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Guantánamo Bay is the “perfect spot” to house deported migrants, after President Trump signed a memo Wednesday ordering a facility there be prepared for that ...
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Trump directs Pentagon and DHS to prepare migrant housing at Guantánamo Bay

Trump said earlier Wednesday that the U.S. has "30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people."
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Trump says US will send some migrants to Guantanamo Bay

The president orders the construction of a detention facility at the US Navy base, prompting an angry backlash from Cuba.
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Guantanamo could be used to hold up to 30,000 migrants

Guantanamo could be used to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are in transit waiting to be transported to their home countries.
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Under Trump orders, Guantánamo Bay facility soon to house migrants

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Trump Says U.S. Will Hold Migrants at Guantánamo Bay

The president suggested 30,000 migrants could be housed on the base. It is unclear how the plan will take shape.
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Trump says U.S. will send "worst criminal illegal aliens" to Guantanamo Bay

President Trump said he wants to prep Guantanamo Bay for "the worst criminal illegal aliens."
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Trump administration reversing temporary protection extension for Venezuelan migrants

The Trump administration is reversing a Biden-era extension of the Temporary Protected Status program for Venezuelan migrants. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has ...
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Trump orders opening of migrant detention center at Guantánamo Bay

President signs executive order instructing preparation of facility to house 30,000 immigrants at US naval base in Cuba. US politics – live Donald Trump has signed an executive order to ...
The Guardian - 6d
Trump says he will send migrants to Guantanamo Bay

Trump, since taking office last week, has taken numerous actions to crack down on illegal U.S. border crossings and deport undocumented migrants.
CNBC - 6d
Trump threatens to open migrant detention center at Guantánamo Bay amid confusion over White House orders – live

Trump says ‘we have 30,000 beds in Guantánamo’; officials scrap measure to freeze federal funding following backlash and court action. White House revokes spending freeze in face of legal ...
The Guardian - 6d
Trump orders preparation of Guantánamo Bay facility to house migrants

President Trump said he is signing an executive order on Wednesday to prepare a massive facility at Guantánamo Bay to be used to house deported migrants. The order will direct the Department of ...
The Hill - 6d
Federal Reserve to make first interest rate decision under Trump administration

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve will make its first interest rate decision since President Trump took office. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss what to ...
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Italy sends more migrants to Albania for processing following court rejections

An Italian navy ship has arrived in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted in international waters for processing of their asylum applications at special Albanian centers
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Trump administration works to arrest migrants previously legally allowed in U.S.

Hundreds of undocumented migrants have been arrested in the early days of the Trump administration as the president calls for a crackdown on immigration and border enforcement. NBC News ...
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Trump sends clear America-first message to businesses

President Trump made an economic pitch at the World Economic Forum, telling businesses to make their products in the U.S. He said if they don't, they'll have to "pay a tariff." CBS News business ...
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Trump administration weighs sending 10,000 troops to U.S.-Mexico border

Trump administration officials are considering deploying as many as 10,000 soldiers to the border and using military bases to hold migrants awaiting deportation.
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House approves Laken Riley Act, sending first bill to Trump's desk

The legislation expands the federal government's mandate to detain undocumented immigrants.
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House passes Laken Riley Act, sending it to Trump for first legislative win

The House on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, sending the immigration-related bill to President Trump’s desk in what is poised to be his first legislative victory since returning to the White ...
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House passes Laken Riley Act, sending the first bill to Trump to sign into law

The Republican-led House voted Wednesday to give final passage to the Laken Riley Act, a strict immigration detention measure named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student who was murdered ...
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Trump signs the first executive orders of his new administration

Donald Trump will sign at least a dozen executive orders after he's sworn in as president Monday, looking to quickly implement his agenda.
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‘There is no plan’: migrant groups at US-Mexico border await mass deportations

Advocates warn that Trump’s promised deportations will flood Mexico with migrants and spur organized crime . It is cold and quiet in Casa del Migrante, a shelter in Ciudad Juárez, on the US-Mexico ...
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How Trump Could Impact Small Business in the Administration’s First 100 Days

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Trump transition considering D.C.-area showcase immigration raid in first days of administration

The incoming Trump administration is considering conducting a high-profile raid targeting undocumented immigrants in its initial days.
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