Trump administration appears to be pausing plans to ramp up Guantanamo transfers
Source: Politico
06/12/2025 12:47 PM EDT
The Trump administration appears to have put on hold plans to dramatically ramp up transfers of undocumented migrants to Guantanamo Bay. As of Monday, the transfers were expected to happen later in the week but were delayed in part because unrest related to immigration crackdowns in Los Angeles “got in the way,” said an administration official.
The official said it’s unclear how long the plan may be shelved. The person and others were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the discussions.
At the State Department, where many officials have urged the Department of Homeland Security to abandon the plan, there’s now confusion about what comes next, according to a U.S. diplomat familiar with the situation. State Department officials have been told that clarification about the Guantanamo transfer process is coming at some point and not to use previous guidance on what to tell reporters, the U.S. diplomat said.
The apparent delay comes after POLITICO reported Tuesday that the administration was vetting at least 9,000 migrants for transfer to the base. The proposal, if it becomes a reality, would be an exponential increase from the roughly 500 migrants who have been held for short periods at the base since February. It would also be a major step toward realizing a plan President Donald Trump announced in January to use the facility to hold as many as 30,000 migrants found to be in the U.S. illegally.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/12/trump-guantanamo-bay-transfers-pause-00402743
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