![Trump unveils plan to detain 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo](https://www.arizonatribune.us/imagesDefaultCategories/c71dc571-2d44-3588-8cbd-77f326a69de9.jpeg)
-
Rapper A$AP Rocky found not guilty in assault trial
-
Brazil prosecutor charges Bolsonaro over failed coup plot
-
US tariffs threat a 'shock' to Canadian businesses
-
US judge declines to block Musk from accessing data, firing workers
-
Mourinho eyes Europa League run with Fenerbahce
-
Pod of 157 dolphins stranded on remote Australian beach
-
US lawmakers confirm Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary
-
Bayern's Kane says injury could keep him out against Frankfurt
-
Bayern edge out Celtic to reach Champions League last 16 as Milan are dumped out
-
Colombian president alleges plot to down his plane with missiles
-
Trump moves to widen IVF access, risking conservative fury
-
Doncic energizes LeBron as NBA homestretch begins
-
Bayern score late to see off Celtic in Champions League
-
China condemns US 'tariff shocks' at WTO
-
Club Brugge dump Atalanta out of Champions League
-
Formula One great Hamilton 'invigorated' by Ferrari move ahead of new season
-
France probes 2012 reporters' deaths in Syria as crime against humanity
-
Benfica hold off Monaco to reach Champions League last 16
-
England coach Borthwick has faith in 'world-class goal-kicker' Marcus Smith
-
Feyenoord reach Champions League last 16 as Hernandez lets down AC Milan
-
More fireworks expected in emotional USA-Canada hockey rematch
-
F1 champion Verstappen expects Hamilton to be 'reborn' at Ferrari
-
Argentine appeals court throws out rape case against French rugby players
-
Shakira medical record leak sparks Peru investigation
-
Argentine appeals court throws out rape case against French rugbiers
-
Macron says Trump 'can restart useful dialogue' with Putin
-
Feyenoord knock out 10-man AC Milan to reach Champions League last 16
-
Verstappen says Red Bull resilience key to bid for fifth straight F1 title
-
'City killer' asteroid now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth: NASA
-
LAFC star Giroud suffers home theft of $500,000 in jewelry: report
-
Berrettini ends Djokovic comeback at Qatar Open
-
Formula One chiefs plan changes to spice up Monaco Grand Prix
-
Ex-Springbok Rhule calls time on rugby career
-
Ireland and New Zealand return to Chicago in Autumn Series
-
Hamas, Israel agree return of six hostages, bodies held in Gaza
-
Global stocks unfazed as US and Russia hold talks
-
England bring in Chessum for Scotland Six Nations clash
-
Argentine Olympic sailor's ex-trainer arrested for alleged abuse
-
Russell has 'no concerns' over Verstappen after Abu Dhabi row
-
Linklater, Hawke team up again for musical drama 'Blue Moon'
-
Zelensky slams US-Russia talks, urges 'fair' negotiations
-
Video shows Toronto plane's hard landing before flipping
-
Lebanon presses for full Israeli withdrawal after troops remain in 5 points
-
Teen sensation Antonelli adamant he's no 'replacement' for Hamilton
-
Russia, US to name negotiators on ending Ukraine war
-
US lawmakers due to confirm Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary
-
Global stocks steady as US and Russia hold talks
-
Hamas to free 6 Israeli Gaza hostages, hand over 4 bodies this week
-
Shenhua thrash Kobe to stay alive in Asian Champions League
-
Britain's Tarling beats Pogacar and the clock at UAE Tour
![Trump unveils plan to detain 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo](https://www.arizonatribune.us/imagesDefaultCategories/c71dc571-2d44-3588-8cbd-77f326a69de9.jpeg)
Trump unveils plan to detain 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo
US President Donald Trump unveiled a surprise plan Wednesday to detain thousands of undocumented migrants in Guantanamo Bay -- distracting from spiraling confusion after the White House withdrew a shock order to freeze federal funds.
Trump said he had ordered construction of a detention camp to hold up to 30,000 of what he called "criminal illegal aliens" at the notorious military facility on the eastern tip of Cuba, used for holding terrorism suspects since the 9/11 attacks.
The plan intensifies the crackdown on illegal immigration that Trump has pledged in his second term, along with a parallel push to transform the US government itself in his right-wing image.
That broader goal hit a road bump when the White House sparked confusion by withdrawing a memo ordering a halt on trillions of dollars in federal funds -- only to insist minutes later that Trump's plan remained in "full force."
Speaking as he signed a bill at the White House ordering the pre-trial detention of migrants charged with theft or violence, Trump said the Guantanamo plan would "bring us one step closer to eradicating the scourge of migrant crime."
"We have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people," said the Republican, adding that it would "double our capacity immediately" to hold undocumented migrants.
- 'Act of brutality' -
The Guantanamo Bay facility currently holds 15 detainees from the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and other operations triggered by the September 11, 2001, attacks. At its peak around 800 people were incarcerated there, drawing widespread condemnation from human rights campaigners.
Newly sworn-in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News that migrants would not be kept where the remaining 9/11 detainees are and that a golf course could be used to build facilities.
Cuba slammed Trump's plan as an "act of brutality."
Numbers of migrants held in US custody could rise dramatically due to the bipartisan bill that Trump signed on Wednesday, the first since his return to the White House.
The Laken Riley Act is named after a 22-year-old US nursing student murdered by a Venezuelan undocumented migrant who was arrested twice before her killing but then released.
"Her name will also live forever in the laws of our country," Trump told the signing ceremony, which was attended by her parents.
- Confusion -
Trump's headline-grabbing Guantanamo announcement came shortly after another White House plan descended into confusion.
As part of his crusade to shrink government -- and eliminate entire segments -- Trump had ordered the freezing late Monday of potentially trillions of dollars in grants and loans for programs including health care for millions of low-income Americans.
The move -- made in an order from White House's Office of Management and Budget -- sparked instant alarm and confusion before a US judge issued a temporary injunction.
Following the outcry, the White House's Office of Management and Budget issued a terse notification Wednesday saying the freezing of aid order had been "rescinded."
Soon after, however, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that only the memo from the budget office was rescinded -- not Trump's plan. Other orders signed last week for departments to root out "woke" spending remained operative, she said.
"This is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze" which remains in "full force," she said on X. She said in a separate statement that it had rescinded the memo to "end any confusion" the judge blocked it.
Democrats accuse Trump of constitutional overreach by seeking to stop spending already approved by Congress, which has authority over the US budget.
Trump's attempt to purge the workforce of officials deemed unsupportive saw another radical move Tuesday when he offered most federal workers the option to leave their jobs in exchange for eight months' severance.
Trump doubled down Wednesday, announcing that any government employee who fails to end work-from-home and appear in the office by February 6 "will be terminated."
The administration is also continuing to strip Trump opponents of their security details.
Former top US military officer Mark Milley became the latest, having his security detail and security clearance stripped by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Pentagon said.
P.A.Mendoza--AT