President Trump announced on Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantánamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 migrants deemed the 'worst criminals' by his administration. The president signed a memorandum to make the directive official and the move comes just as his administration signed the Laken Riley Act into law.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantánamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 of the 'worst criminal' migrants who are living illegally in the United States.The president signed a memorandum to make the direction official on Wednesday afternoon.President Trump made the announcement right before he signed the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel and used 'for high-priority criminal aliens unlawfully present in the United States, and to address attendant immigration enforcement needs.'Speaking to reporters, border czar Tom Homan and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem both said the facility would house 'the worst of the worst.' Cuban government officials immediately criticized the decision.
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