U.S. holding detainees from Asia, Africa and Europe at Guantanamo Bay immigration facilities
Source: CBS News
July 1, 2025 / 12:26 PM EDT
The Trump administration recently transferred immigration detainees from countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean to detention facilities at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba, dramatically expanding the nationalities of those held there, internal U.S. government records obtained by CBS News show.
As of earlier this week, Guantanamo Bay's immigration detainees — who are detained separately from the terrorism suspects also held at the U.S. military base — included nationals of China, Jamaica, Liberia and the United Kingdom, according to the federal documents.
Two U.S. officials said most of those detained at the base are considered to be "high-risk" detainees, who are defined by immigration authorities as individuals with violent or otherwise serious criminal records, histories of disruptive behavior or alleged gang ties.
The transfers, which had not been previously reported, signal a significant expansion in the Trump administration's efforts to turn parts of Guantanamo Bay into immigration detention facilities to hold foreigners facing deportation.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/guantanamo-bay-immigration-detainees-asia-africa-europe/
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