Trump To Ramp Up Transfers To Guantánamo, Including Citizens Of Allies

Holding tents at the U.S. military facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in February. (U.S. Navy/AFN Guantanamo Bay Public Affairs/via REUTERS)

By John Hudson and Alex Horton

The Trump administration is preparing to begin the transfer of potentially thousands of foreigners who are in the United States illegally to the U.S. military base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, starting as early as this week, said U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

The foreign nationals under consideration hail from a range of countries. They include hundreds from friendly European nations, including Britain, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine, but also other parts of the world, including many from Haiti. Officials shared the plans with The Washington Post, including some documents, on the condition of anonymity because the matter is considered highly sensitive.

The administration is unlikely to inform the foreigners’ home governments about the impending transfers to the infamous military facility, including close U.S. allies like Britain, Germany and France, the officials said.

The preparations include medical screening for 9,000 individuals to determine if they are healthy enough to be sent to Guantánamo, notorious for its history as a prison for suspected terrorists and others captured on battlefields in the aftermath of 9/11. Some of these details were reported earlier by Politico.

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