The first planeloads of illegal immigrants detained in President Trump’s crackdown have departed for Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, where a small migrant detention center could be expanded to house tens of thousands.
Two planes carrying migrants have departed this week, with one departing from Fort Bliss, Texas, with about a dozen people onboard, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Guantanamo Bay has traditionally been used to house terrorists captured by the US, but has always had room — about 120 beds — to house migrants caught trying to sneak into the US through the Gulf of Mexico.
Trump has suggested plans to expand the capacity to hold illegal immigrants detained in his nationwide sweep, with administration saying it would equip the facility to hold 30,000 migrants.
