Trump’s plan to send migrants to Guantanamo hits first legal obstacles
A New Mexico judge has preemptively blocked the transfer of three Venezuelan migrants considered at risk of being relocated to the US naval base in Cuba
Once again, the courts have placed themselves between Donald Trump and the implementation of his plans and orders. A federal judge in New Mexico, Kenneth Gonzales, has issued a temporary order to prevent three Venezuelan immigrants being held in a Customs and Border Control (ICE) detention center from being transferred to the Guantanamo naval base in Cuba. The Republican magnate wants to build a large facility at the base to house irregular migrants that he cannot deport to their countries of origin. Groups of deportees have been arriving on the island since last week.
