The Trump administration has recently passed the Layken Lily Act, plans to open a detention center in Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay, and accommodate thousands of immigrants living in the United States.
According to a USA today report, Trump signed the President’s memorandum to the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Land Security to start preparing Guantanamo Bay facilities. Guantanamo was used to hold the suspect in the 9/11 attack.
There are everything you need to know about Guantanamo Bay.
What is Guantanamo Bay?
Guantanamo Bay is a US Navy base located in the southeastern Cuba, which is under US control since 1898, following the Spanish American War. In 1903, the United States and Cuba signed a 45 -square mile land and water wreath. According to USA TODAY, it was reconfirmed by the 1934 treaty, including the provisions for the end of the lease. This base has been used for many years for various military and detention purposes.
Is the United States currently using Guantanamo Bay?
Guantanamo Bay, known for holding the suspect since September 11, 2001, also hosts an attack center. The Immigration Operation Center is a small facility that is used mainly for decades to detain immigrants who have been illegally reached the United States from Haiti and Cuba. According to the United States Defense, 15 prisoners still remain in the facilities. According to AP communication reports, the center has a limited capacity, the capacity is limited, and when Trump is sent there, it cannot accommodate 30,000 proposed people.
How far is Guantanamo Bay from Florida?
The Guantanamo Bay, located in the southeastern Cuba, is located about 545 miles south of Florida and is the closest to the US Navy base to foreign islands in the United States. The strategic position of the base has played an important role in the U.S. forces and political interests in the region for more than a century.
Details: Trump orders mass detention facilities to accommodate 30,000 immigrants in Guantanamo Bay.
Who is detained in Guantanamo Bay?
Trump’s memorandum stated that Guantanamo’s Navy base would be used to provide additional detention space to criminal foreigners with priority in the United States. According to USA TODAY reports, the facility has been detained by the United States with up to 30,000 immigrants detained in the United States without legal approval, and “the worst criminal and illegal foreigners threatening American people and” illegal foreigners. Was explained as a place to accommodate.
Diamond Walker is a journalist of Palm Beach Post, part of the US toDay Florida Network. You can contact her on dkwalker@gannett.com. Please help us support our journalism. Please subscribe today
