"First U.S. Deportation Flight Lands in Guantanamo Bay"

First military flight lands in Guantanamo Bay with migrants deported from the U.S.

A U.S. military plane carrying 200 migrants deported from the United States arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on the evening of February 4, 2025. This flight is the first in a planned series of deportation operations to the U.S. naval base, a site long associated with the detention of individuals connected to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The U.S. government is considering using Guantanamo Bay as a temporary holding facility for migrants, with plans underway to expand its capacity to house incoming detainees.

The U.S. government plans to expand Guantanamo Bay’s capacity to accommodate up to 30,000 migrants, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth—an Army veteran who previously served at the base—supporting the move. Hegseth described the site as a secure and suitable facility for managing migrant detentions. In preparation, around 300 additional U.S. military personnel, primarily Marines from the 6th Marine Regiment, have been deployed to assist with operations.

Alongside the inaugural deportation flight to Guantanamo, a separate flight on Monday repatriated Indian nationals to India. Over the past few weeks, the U.S. has also conducted seven deportation flights to destinations including Ecuador, Guam, Honduras, and Peru. Colombian officials coordinated two additional flights to bring back their citizens.

Human rights advocates have sharply criticized the decision. Amy Fischer, director of Amnesty International USA’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Program, condemned the use of Guantanamo Bay as a migrant detention site, calling it “cruel and costly.” She warned that isolating migrants from legal aid, family support, and humanitarian resources could lead to serious human rights violations.

According to the Pew Research Center, the U.S. is currently home to more than 725,000 undocumented Indian immigrants—the third-largest undocumented group after Mexico and El Salvador. The number of Indians attempting to cross the U.S.-Canada border has surged dramatically, with over 14,000 arrests recorded by the U.S. Border Patrol in the year ending September 30, 2024—representing 60% of all border apprehensions and marking a tenfold increase in just two years.

President Donald Trump wants to use the facility as a holding centre and said it has the capacity to hold as many as 30,000.

President Donald Trump has proposed using the Guantanamo Bay facility as a detention center for migrants, stating that it has the capacity to house up to 30,000 people.

On Tuesday evening, February 4, 2025, the first U.S. military aircraft carrying deported migrants arrived at the naval base in Cuba, signaling the start of what could become a large-scale operation to relocate migrants to Guantanamo Bay. The site, long associated with detaining individuals linked to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, is now being repurposed for this new initiative.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who once served at Guantanamo Bay, has described the naval base as a suitable site for housing migrants. In preparation for the first deportation flight, the U.S. military increased its presence at the facility, deploying additional personnel to support operations. Currently, around 300 service members are stationed at Guantanamo Bay, primarily from the 6th Marine Regiment, which began its deployment on Friday. The number of troops may vary depending on the needs of the Department of Homeland Security, which is overseeing the operation.

Amy Fischer, director of the Refugee and Migrant Rights Program at Amnesty International USA, condemned the government’s decision, calling it “cruel” and “costly.” She argued that placing migrants at Guantanamo Bay would cut them off from essential legal and family support, violating their fundamental human rights.

Alongside the Guantanamo transfers, the U.S. also deported a group of Indian nationals to India on Monday, while the first flight carrying Haitian migrants arrived back in Haiti on Tuesday. Prior to these, seven deportation flights had been conducted to countries including Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru. Additionally, Colombian officials coordinated two flights to repatriate their citizens.

Data from the Pew Research Center shows that the U.S. hosts more than 725,000 undocumented Indian immigrants—the third-largest group after those from Mexico and El Salvador. In recent years, there has been a sharp rise in the number of Indian nationals attempting to cross the U.S.-Canada border. Between October 2023 and September 2024, U.S. Border Patrol recorded over 14,000 arrests of Indian migrants at the northern border, accounting for about 60% of all such arrests and marking a tenfold increase from two years earlier.

 

 

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