President Donald Trump has authorized the first flights of illegal migrants to Guantanamo Bay.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the development, saying that the administration is taking swift action to prevent America from becoming a “dumping ground for illegal criminals from nations all over the world.”
“Trump is not messing around,” Leavitt said during a Fox Business interview Tuesday. “El Salvador has not just agreed to the repatriation of their own citizens, but also illegal criminals from other nations who will then be sent to their prisons.”
“Venezuela as well has agreed to repatriation flights, and Colombia also agreed to cooperate with the repatriation of illegal Colombian nationals that we have found in the interior of our country. I can also confirm that today, the first flights from the United States to Guantanamo Bay with illegal migrants are underway,” she announced.
Democrats are expected to oppose the move, but Trump has made it clear that his administration will not back down from its commitment to securing the nation’s borders. This follows President Trump’s directive for the federal government to…
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