Trump sends Venezuelan migrants to Guantánamo Bay

The Trump administration has sent a new group of migrants to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Officials say these migrants, around 20 in total, may have links to a Venezuelan gang. However, they have not provided any evidence to back up this claim. This marks the first time migrants have been sent to the U.S. military base since March 11. During that transfer, the administration temporarily held some migrants there before a court hearing. The judge decided not to block further transfers since no migrants were at the base at that time. In recent weeks, the Trump administration has also deported Venezuelans. They sent 177 Venezuelans back to Honduras and 238 to El Salvador, claiming they are part of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang. Many of these deportations happened without individual immigration hearings. The administration is ramping up its crackdown on illegal immigration. Since January 29, they have detained many migrants at two sites on the Guantánamo base. One site is a military prison, and the other is a medium-security dormitory for migrants. About 1,000 U.S. government workers have been assigned to the migrant operation at Guantánamo, including 900 military personnel. A judge recently put a hold on using a wartime law to deport these migrants, and the administration is appealing that decision.