Roughly 300 migrants have been detained at the U.S. naval base since President Donald Trump took office. Most of those housed at the base had serious criminal histories, gang affiliations, or were ordered to be deported by federal judges.
A Department of Defense official told the Washington Post on Wednesday that all remaining migrants held at the facility had been flown back to the U.S. for unknown reasons.
In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the Office of Military Commissions building used for Periodic Review Board hearings stands, on April 18, 2019, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Most of the migrants being held at the base had already been deported to Venezuela. The remaining 40 migrants were sent
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