Trump announces plans to detain ‘criminal illegal aliens’ at Guantanamo Bay

US President Donald Trump announced plans to detain ‘criminal illegal aliens’ at Guantanamo Bay, a facility known for housing terrorism suspects. The announcement accompanied the signing of new legislation permitting pre-trial confinement of undocumented migrants accused of theft and violent offenses, in a move aimed at doubling detention capacity and combating migrant crime.

​US President Donald Trump announced plans to detain ‘criminal illegal aliens’ at Guantanamo Bay, a facility known for housing terrorism suspects. The announcement accompanied the signing of new legislation permitting pre-trial confinement of undocumented migrants accused of theft and violent offenses, in a move aimed at doubling detention capacity and combating migrant crime.