U.S. Is Holding Migrants in Cells That Once Held Al Qaeda Suspects

The Trump administration said the 10 men who were sent to a prison on the base at Guantánamo Bay are affiliated with gangs.

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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.
ABC News - Jan. 29
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.
The New York Times - Jan. 30
U.S. Military Planes Carrying Migrants Land in Guatemala

The Department of Defense said this week that it would provide planes for deportation flights.
The New York Times - Jan. 25
How U.S. immigration policy could change once Trump takes office

President-elect Donald Trump has promised a massive overhaul of the U.S. immigration policy once he takes office on Monday. Some of those promises include the largest deportation operation in ...
CBS News - Jan. 17
U.S. Reveals Once-Secret Support for Ukraine’s Drone Industry

The development of a new generation of drones has revolutionized how wars are fought, according to U.S. officials.
The New York Times - Jan. 17
South Africa police find 26 naked Ethiopians held by suspected traffickers

Three people arrested after group escapes Johannesburg house by breaking a window and burglar bar. South African police have rescued 26 Ethiopians from a suspected human trafficking ring in ...
The Guardian - Jan. 10
U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says

The Taliban said they had been in talks with the Biden administration to exchange Afghans in U.S. custody for Americans detained in Afghanistan.
NBC News - Jan. 8
U.S. Presses for Release of Americans Held in Afghanistan

The White House has discussed a possible swap with the Taliban for a prisoner at Guantánamo Bay, according to people familiar with the matter.
The New York Times - Jan. 7

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