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Expanding Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Full Capacity

Presidential Action • January 29, 2025 • Document 971
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Summary

President Donald Trump has issued a directive to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to its full capacity. This move aims to provide additional detention space for high-priority criminal aliens in the U.S. and support immigration enforcement efforts. While the action underscores a strong stance on immigration, it may face legal and political scrutiny, as it does not create enforceable rights or benefits against the U.S. government, potentially leading to debates over its implications on immigration policy and human rights.

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY


SUBJECT:       Expanding Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Full Capacity

I hereby direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to take all appropriate actions to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to full capacity to provide additional detention space for high-priority criminal aliens unlawfully present in the United States, and to address attendant immigration enforcement needs identified by the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security.

This memorandum is issued in order to halt the border invasion, dismantle criminal cartels, and restore national sovereignty.

This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.