Over 170 Venezuelan migrants returned to Guantanamo
Over 170 Venezuelan migrants returned to Guantanamo
A plane that transported more than 170 Venezuelan migrants, which were held in Guantanamo Bay after their deportation from the USA, landed in Venezuela on Thursday. According to the information from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the 177 migrants were initially flown to Honduras before they were brought to Venezuela.
Return of the migrants
This flight seemed to empty the naval base almost by migrants, who had been sent there as part of President Donald Trump's extensive foreclosure policy for migration. There are persistent Questions about the return of these migrants to the cuban "war against terror" led by the United States.
accusations against Venezuelan migrants
The Ministry of Internal Security (DHS) claims that Venezuelan migrants who were sent to Guantanamo Bay have connections to the Gang Tren de Aragua, a criminal network that was originally created in a Venezuelan prison.
statement by the Venezuelan government
The Venezuelan government said in a statement that it had requested the return of Venezuelan citizens who "illegally brought Guantanamo to the naval base". President Nicolás Maduro said that the group who arrived on Thursday were "not criminals, they are not bad people. They are people who are emigrated as a result of sanctions ... in Venezuela we are welcome them as a productive force with a loving hug."
Legal dispute over protection status
High officials of the Trump administration have stated that Guantanamo Bay is reserved for the “worst of the worst”, but show newly submitted court documents that not everyone who is sent to the facility is considered a “high threat”. According to the new declarations of court, 127 people were classified as high-grade threats and recorded in the high-security prison of the base, while 51 are considered low to medium-sized threats and are housed in a center for migrant surgery. All come from Venezuela.
end of the temporary protection status
On Wednesday, a group of Venezuelans who are protected from deportation due to a humanitarian protection program were submitted against the Trump administration because of the decision to revoke this protection. At the beginning of this month, the DHS also ended the so -called Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which resulted in a number of measures to strengthen deportation policy for certain migrants.
follow for the Venezuelan migrants
Security Minister Kristi Noem decided against an extension of the TPS, which she decided on a decision by the bid administration and put around 600,000 people in an uncertain location. Protection for around 350,000 Venezuelans expires in April, which exposes them to deportation. Around 250,000 Venezuelans are expected to lose their protection status in September.
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