{"id":2405122,"date":"2025-02-21T11:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T16:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/guantanamo-bay-emptied-as-migrants-flown-back-to-venezuela-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T11:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T16:22:06","slug":"guantanamo-bay-emptied-as-migrants-flown-back-to-venezuela-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/guantanamo-bay-emptied-as-migrants-flown-back-to-venezuela-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Guantanamo Bay emptied as migrants flown back to Venezuela- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fguantanamo-bay-emptied-as-migrants-flown-back-to-venezuela-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405122&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the recent developments \u200cat Guantanamo\u2064 Bay, where nearly \u200d200 migrant\u200d detainees, primarily Venezuelans with \u200dcriminal backgrounds \u2063or \u200cimmigration violations, have\u200b been repatriated\u200c to Venezuela. Following negotiations with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, 177\u2063 of the \u2063178 detainees\u200c were flown to Honduras before transferring to Venezuelan planes \u200bheaded for Caracas. This repatriation marks a significant change in U.S.-Venezuela relations,\u200c as the Maduro government \u2064had previously refused to accept\u2064 deported citizens. The remaining detainee was sent to a U.S. immigration facility. The article notes that this action aligns with the Trump management&#8217;s focus on prioritizing the deportation of dangerous criminal immigrants.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump clears out Guantanamo Bay, flies immigrant detainees back to Venezuela<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1993383\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The nearly 200 migrants detained at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/guantanamo-bay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Guantanamo Bay<\/a> have been cleared out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">military<\/a> base, with all but one person flown back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Venezuela<\/a> following successful negotiations with the South American nation&rsquo;s leader, according to news reports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement flew 177 of the 178 migrant detainees on several flights that departed Guantanamo Bay for Honduras early Thursday, the <em>Associated Press<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/immigrant-detention-guantanamo-bay-venezeulans-4436c97d8369d663ede98781fd880401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reported<\/a>. Once in Honduras, Venezuelan planes bound for Caracas took over the second leg of the repatriation flights, preventing planes from the United States from flying into Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>The detainees are illegal immigrants, most of whom had serious criminal histories, gang affiliations, or had been ordered to be removed from the U.S. by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-forbids-immigration-judges-from-using-the-term-alien\/\" title=\"Biden Forbids ... Judges From Using the Term \u2018Alien\u2019\">federal immigration judge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The sudden move to fly migrants at Guantanamo Bay back to Venezuela came after years of trouble in U.S. relations with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was at Maduro&rsquo;s request that Venezuelans &ldquo;who were unjustly taken&rdquo; to Guantanamo Bay be instead returned to Venezuela rather than languish at the naval base.<\/p>\n<p>The one detainee who was not flown back to Caracas was sent to a U.S. immigration detention facility stateside.<\/p>\n<p>The flights mean that the naval base has been cleared out for the time being, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/trump-administration-seems-clear-migrants-guantanamo-bay-rcna193067?cid=eml_nbcp_%7Bdate%28%E2%80%98yyyyMMdd%E2%80%99%29%7D&amp;%243p=e_sailthru&amp;_branch_match_id=1393634693058334754&amp;utm_medium=Email%20Sailthru&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA1VNy07EMAz8muwt7ZIAbZEqBCx722%2Bo3DTbWuQlJ1XVC9%2BOi8QByxqPxjP2UkrKL3UdRhPslitIqXIYvmqdXoV61Km3QwZ0ZaH1xEIknDGAG1Zy%2FXKEhX4T6sq9bVv1d8ZEz0qKDguazDRAwcg5ma1ZCcvOWqHVJwmTx4C50K%2BD99ZnaZwFkh5nglCynFceEMBHOcIuyQR46PT5uRH6anAS%2BmK9G%2Fh5GoR6at4nKJaJahk%2BFUN7Zujanet2m6b%2FcndYD2gup2%2Byd0uEYR5Gilu21H8sFL39AXcEQZkpAQAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according to<\/a> an NBC News report. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The 178 Venezuelans detained in Guantanamo Bay arrived on the island earlier this month after President Donald Trump unleashed a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">mass deportation operation nationwide<\/a> that has netted more than 11,000 arrests since then.<\/p>\n<p>Although most countries will accept back citizens deported from the U.S., Venezuela refused until recent deliberations.<\/p>\n<p>A federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-investigating-spacexs-hiring-practices-after-non-u-s-citizen-alleges-discrimination\/\" title=\"DOJ Investigating SpaceX\u2019s Hiring Practices After Non-U.S. Citizen Alleges Discrimination\">court filing<\/a> Thursday revealed details about the deportation flights and how they came to be.<\/p>\n<p>In a court filing from Justice Department attorneys, all detainees at Guantanamo Bay as of Wednesday were immigrants who had illegally entered the country, gone through the legal process, and been ordered removed from the U.S. but had not self-deported or surrendered to ICE for deportation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3324747\/trump-executive-order-federal-spending-illegal-immigrants-saves-billions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP&rsquo;S BAN ON FEDERAL SPENDING COULD AFFECT BILLIONS OF FEDERAL PAYOUTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At present, Guantanamo Bay can hold 2,500 people at its migrant detention site, which is separate from its high-security buildings where terrorists are detained.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has vowed to prioritize dangerous criminal immigrants in the country for arrest, as well as the 1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-secretary-mayorkas-admits-biden-admin-released-over-1-million-illegal-immigrants-into-the-u-s\/\" title=\"DHS Secretary Mayorkas Admits Biden Admin Released Over 1 Million ... Into The U.S.\">4 million illegal immigrants<\/a> where a judge has ordered their removal but they have not departed the country. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1993383\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1993383\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump repatriates detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Venezuela<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2405123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/venezuelans-guantanamo-bay-flights.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47674,5371,50813,32076],"class_list":["post-2405122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-guantanamo-bay","tag-migrants","tag-venezuela-2","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/venezuelans-guantanamo-bay-flights.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405122"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405126,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405122\/revisions\/2405126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}