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18 Migrants Deported from Guantánamo as Hearings Loom

10/18/2025

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U.S. officials deported 18 migrants from Guantánamo Bay via charter flights to Guatemala and El Salvador.
The operation left the temporary holding site at Guantánamo vacant ahead of a federal court hearing challenging the legality of detaining migrants at the base.
The migrants had recently arrived from a Homeland Security hub in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Since February, approximately 710 migrants have been processed at Guantánamo, significantly fewer than the thousands initially anticipated by the Trump administration.

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Story summary

U.S. officials deported 18 migrants from Guantánamo Bay via charter flights to Guatemala and El Salvador.
The operation left the temporary holding site at Guantánamo vacant ahead of a federal court hearing challenging the legality of detaining migrants at the base.
The migrants had recently arrived from a Homeland Security hub in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Since February, approximately 710 migrants have been processed at Guantánamo, significantly fewer than the thousands initially anticipated by the Trump administration.