The United States government sent a second flight with undocumented migrants, deemed high-risk, to the Guantanamo Naval Base this Thursday, as reported by Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States.
"They are all known gang members from Venezuela. Some of their heinous crimes include: Confessed homicide; wanted in Venezuela for escaping from prison and aggravated robbery with a weapon / attempted homicide; arms trafficking; theft; distribution of dangerous drugs; assault and identity theft fraud," Noem explained on X.
On the flight this February 6, 13 Venezuelan immigrants traveled under strict security measures, who joined the 10 who had already arrived on Tuesday, as specified by NBC News.
The government had previously reported that the first 10 immigrants who arrived at the base were members of the dangerous gang Tren de Aragua.
Another flight has been scheduled for this Friday, but the number of undocumented immigrants who will be deported today is unknown. All flights depart from Texas.
It is still unclear how long these immigrants will remain detained at the U.S. naval base in Cuba.
On the other hand, the Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, is scheduled to visit Guantanamo Base this Friday, according to a spokesperson from the Department of Homeland Security.
At present, there are approximately 300 members of the U.S. military supporting detention operations at Guantánamo Naval Base
At least 230 of those service members are U.S. Marines from the 6th Marine Regiment, whose deployment began last Friday.
The number of military personnel will vary according to the requirements of the Department of Homeland Security, which is the federal agency that leads operations related to immigrants.
The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, who was assigned to Guantanamo when he was on active duty in the military forces, has said that the Naval Base is a "perfect place" to house immigrants.
Hegseth is expected to sign more deployment orders to send additional logistical support troops and other types to the Base.
The U.S. president, Donald Trump, views the facility as a detention center and anticipated that it will have the capacity to house up to 30,000 people.
Amy Fischer, director of the Refugee and Migrant Rights Program at Amnesty International's division in the United States, criticized the use of Guantanamo Bay to house immigrants.
"Sending immigrants to Guantánamo is a profoundly cruel and costly measure. It will isolate them from lawyers, family, and support systems, and cast them into a black hole so that the U.S. government can continue violating their human rights out of sight. 'Shut down Guantánamo now and forever!', asserted Fischer in a statement."
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