U.S. begins flying illegal migrants to Guantanamo Bay | 4 Feb 2025 | The Trump administration has begun flying detained illegal migrants from the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Tuesday. The move comes just days after President Donald Trump announced that he would instruct the Pentagon to prepare the facility to hold around 30,000 "criminal illegal aliens" at the U.S. military base. "I can also confirm that today the first flights from the United States to Guantanamo Bay with illegal migrants are underway," Leavitt said.