President Donald Trump has announced a new immigration policy aimed at detaining and deporting what he describes as the most dangerous criminal illegal aliens.
With the stroke of his pen, Trump signed an executive order instructing the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a 30,000-person detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The move, which coincided with his signing of the Laken Riley Act, marks a significant escalation in his administration’s immigration enforcement strategy.
“We have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people,” Trump declared. “Some of them are so bad we don’t even trust the [home] countries to hold them because we don’t want them coming back, so we’re going to send them out to Guantanamo.”
The facility, long known as a high-security detention center for terrorists, will now house illegal immigrants who have committed serious crimes in the U.S.
The administration has explained that these individuals pose a direct threat to public safety, and the measure is designed to remove them from American communities as quickly as possible.
Trump pointed to the security of the Guantanamo Bay facility, noting that it would serve as an effective solution for keeping these individuals away from U.S. soil while their deportation is processed. “It’s a tough place to get out of,” he added.
The order comes as the Trump administration ramps up deportation efforts.
According to reports, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been directed to arrest at least 1,800 illegal aliens per day.
Since Trump took office less than two weeks ago, ICE has already made approximately 4,500 arrests.
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller confirmed that this quota is only a minimum target, stating, “So first of all, the numbers you cited are a floor, not a ceiling. Very importantly, they’re a floor. The goal is to arrest at least that many, but hopefully many more.”
Officials estimate that at least 13 million illegal immigrants are currently residing in the United States, including roughly two million who have committed crimes or have been ordered deported by judges.
Trump’s deputies are already deporting more than 1,000 illegal migrants per day—three times the number being removed under Biden. However, the administration argues that without additional support from Congress to fully secure the border, the issue will persist.
“Now we need Congress to provide full funding for the complete and total restoration of our sovereign borders, as well as financial support to remove record numbers of illegal aliens,” Trump stated.
With this executive order, Trump is once again proving that his administration is serious about enforcing immigration laws—and that those who break them will face the full weight of the law.