MIAMI – President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that a new detention center will open in Guantanamo Bay for immigration law enforcement cases.
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Trump announced that the new detention center at the U.S. military base will have a capacity for up to 30,000 people for the “worst criminal illegal aliens.”
Trump announced the new detention center during a ceremony to sign The Laken Riley Act requiring the detention of migrants accused of theft and violent crimes.
“We’re going to send them out to Guantanamo,” Trump said about the military base known for holding war on terrorism suspects.
In November, Jose Antonio Ibarra, a Venezuelan allegedly associated with the Tren de Aragua gang, was convicted of killing Riley, 22, an Augusta University nursing student, while she was out for a run on Feb. 22.
Trump recently issued an executive order designating the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang and the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel as foreign terrorist organizations.
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This is a developing story.