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February 4, 2025

First images released of migrant flights to Gitmo as Trump ramps up deportations

The first flights to Guantanamo Bay of migrants being deported from the U.S. are underway, and Fox News Digital obtained some of the first images.

February 4, 2025

US begins flying migrants to Guantanamo Bay

The Trump administration has begun flying detained illegal migrants from the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday.

February 4, 2025

US begins flying migrant criminals to Guantanamo Bay

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tells reporters that the U.S. has begun flying migrant criminals to Guantanamo Bay on Feb. 4, 2025.

January 29, 2025

Defense Secretary Hegseth says Guantanamo Bay is 'perfect place' to hold migrants 'safely in the interim'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discusses President Donald Trump's plans to use Guantanamo Bay to house criminal migrants in the interim on 'The Will Cain Show.'

January 29, 2025

Trump to send 30,000 'criminal illegal aliens' to Guantanamo Bay

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would sign an executive order instructing the Pentagon to ready Guantanamo Bay to house 30,000 illegal immigrants.

January 7, 2025

Republicans vow to pass Laken Riley bill

Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss Republican lawmakers planning their first actions on border and the Biden administration transferring 11 Guantanamo Bay detainees to Oman. 

December 31, 2024

Military Appeals Court rules Defense Sec Austin cannot rescind 9/11 plea deals

Fox News confirms a military appeals court found Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin exceeded his authority when he tried to nullify the 9/11 plea agreements.

August 8, 2024

Harris' VP pick faces backlash over resurfaced calls to transfer 'most dangerous terrorists' to US facilities

Gov. Tim Walz voted against a measure in 2009 that would have blocked the federal government from transferring inmates into the U.S. from Guantanamo Bay.

August 1, 2024

White House claims Biden 'played no role' in 9/11 mastermind's plea deal

The White House told Fox News Thursday that President Biden did not play a role in negotiating a plea deal between the Pentagon and three masterminds of the 9/11 attacks.

May 20, 2024

US Supreme Court rejects appeal of former Guantanamo Bay detainee who killed US soldier

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by Omar Khadr, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, seeking to vacate his convictions, officials say.