Pentagon: 10 ‘High-Threat’ Criminal Illegal Immigrants Sent to Guantanamo

All are members of the Tren de Aragua gang and described by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as ’the worst of the worst.’

The first flight carrying criminal illegal immigrants to Guantanamo Bay prepares to depart, in El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 4, 2025. Department of Homeland Security

The Pentagon confirmed on Feb. 5 that the first military flight carrying illegal immigrants to the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba is complete, with 10 “high-threat” individuals now housed there.

The Department of Defense (DOD) said in a Feb. 5 announcement that the 10 illegal immigrants are being held at vacant detention facilities, clarifying that the move is a “temporary measure” until they can be deported to “their country of origin or other appropriate destination.”