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Trump’s First 100 Days: Gitmo took early role in deportations prior to El Salvador prison deal
America’s most notorious federal prison, a terrorist detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, took center stage for a short period in the early days of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, when the administration began sending some of the «worst of the worst» criminal illegal aliens there.
Also known as «Gitmo,» Guantánamo is a 45-square-mile high-security naval base in Cuba and houses some of America’s most deadly enemies, including the al-Qaeda terrorists responsible for the 9/11 terror attacks.
In one of the first moves of his second term, Trump authorized the detention of illegal immigrants at the facility shortly after taking office on Jan. 20.
Trump instructed the Pentagon to prepare 30,000 beds at the base to house «criminal illegal aliens» who pose a threat to the American public, adding that putting them there would ensure they would not come back.
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America’s most notorious prison – Guantánamo Bay – took center stage for a short period during President Donald Trump’s first 100 days when the administration began sending some of the «worst of the worst» criminal illegals to the prison. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. ShaTyra Cox)
At the time, Trump explained the decision, saying that some criminal migrants «are so bad that we don’t even trust the countries to hold them, because we don’t want them coming back, so we’re going to send ‘em out to Guantánamo.»
The president said the move would bring the U.S. one step closer to «eradicating the scourge» of migrant crime in communities, once and for all.
Then, shortly after the State Department declared 10 migrant gangs – including the Salvadoran MS-13 and Venezuelan Tren de Aragua as well as several Mexican cartels – «foreign terrorist organizations,» the administration began sending migrants through Gitmo, with several hundred passing through the base.
Among those sent to the base were several «high threat» illegal members of Tren de Aragua, which is an international terrorist and criminal group linked to Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro. Tren de Aragua – also known as «TdA» – has a presence in most major American cities and is linked to the high-profile murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley and the seizure of an entire apartment building in Aurora, Colorado.
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This image shows migrants boarding a military flight to Guantánamo Bay. (Department of Homeland Security)
The Department of Defense stated that the migrant criminals sent to Gitmo were being housed in vacant detention facilities and that the arrangement was only temporary «until they can be transported to their country of origin or other appropriate destination.»
Illustrating Guantánamo’s importance in the administration’s eyes, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made Gitmo his first naval installation to visit as secretary. In a social media post, Hegseth called Gitmo «the front lines of the war against America’s southern border.»
Speaking of the troops manning Gitmo, Hegseth said, «These warriors are directly supporting the apprehension and deportation of dangerous illegal aliens.»
However, the administration soon began running into snags, making it difficult to ramp up the naval base’s capacity to accommodate the 30,000 beds that Trump had wanted.
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President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon, led by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, to help establish a migrant facility at Guantánamo Bay. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. ShaTyra Cox)
In early March, Fox News Digital reported that none of the 195 tents set up in Guantánamo Bay had been used to house migrants. According to two U.S. defense officials familiar with the matter, this was due to the tents not meeting ICE standards.
The officials said that the U.S. military was told to set up the tents without clear guidance as to what the standards for holding migrants are, and that the military had not received specific guidelines on what the tents need in order to be certified to hold the migrants. The operation to build more tents was halted in February, just several weeks after it started.
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Despite this, a congressional delegation of Republicans led by House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers visited Gitmo around the same time these difficulties were surfacing.
After the visit, Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., told Fox News Digital that «it is clear that Guantánamo Bay is operational and equipped to conduct these deportations.»
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Migrants board a flight to Guantánamo Bay. (Department of Homeland Security)
On March 14, Fox News Digital reported that the 40 remaining illegal migrants being held at Guantánamo Bay had been sent back to the United States to be held in Louisiana. Of those returned to U.S. soil, 23 were «high-threat illegal aliens.»
It is unclear whether the U.S. will again hold migrants at Guantánamo. Representatives for the White House and DHS did not respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment prior to publication deadline.
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Meanwhile, the U.S. has begun partnering with the government of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to send illegal gang members to El Salvador’s «Terrorist Confinement Center» (CECOT). The U.S. has sent several hundred Salvadoran and Venezuelan migrants to CECOT.
Fox News Digital’s Cameron Arcand, Michael Dorgan, Liz Friden, Jennifer Griffin and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
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Ukraine’s military said Russia «increased the intensity» of its fighting during what Secretary of State Marco Rubio called «a very critical week» for peace talks.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that there have been 177 combat clashes over the past day, including 91 airstrikes «at the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements.» The fighting comes despite Russian President Vladimir Putin recently announcing a three-day ceasefire next month to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II Victory Day.
«Despite loud statements of ceasefire readiness for the May holidays, the occupiers have significantly increased the intensity of the fighting,» Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the head of Ukraine’s military, said in a statement Wednesday.
During a Sunday morning appearance on NBC’s «Meet the Press,» Rubio said a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia is «still not there,» but noted that «a very critical week» lies ahead in that effort.
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A rescuer works at a site of a Russian drone strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, in a picture released on Wednesday, April 30. (Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Civil Administration Serhiy Lysak via Telegram/Handout via Reuters)
«The last week has been about figuring out how close are these sides really, and are they close enough that this merits a continued investment of our time as a mediator in this regard,» Rubio said.
«This week is going to be a very important week at which we need to make a determination about whether this is an endeavor that we want to continue to be involved in, or if it’s time to sort of focus on some other issues that are equally if not more important in some cases,» he continued.
«We’ve made real progress, but the last couple steps of this journey were always going to be the hardest,» Rubio also said. «It needs to happen soon. We cannot continue to, as I said, to dedicate time and resources to this issue if it’s not gonna come to fruition.»
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President Donald Trump meets face-to-face with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday, April 26, for the first time since their Oval Office spat in February. (Vatican and Ukraine Ambassador to Holy See)
The White House revealed Monday that President Donald Trump wants to do «whatever it takes» to bring Putin to the table for peace talks with Ukraine, including slapping Russia with additional sanctions.
Over the weekend, Trump wrote on Truth Social, «This is Sleepy Joe Biden’s War, not mine.»
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 28. (Sergei Ilyin/AFP via Getty Images)
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«It was a loser from day one, and should have never happened, and wouldn’t have happened if I were President at the time. I’m just trying to clean up the mess that was left to me by Obama and Biden, and what a mess it is. With all of that being said, there was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days,» Trump wrote. «It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through ‘Banking’ or ‘Secondary Sanctions?’ Too many people are dying!!!»
Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom and Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.
El médico cardiólogo Alejandro Meretta (MN 65971), jefe de Cardiología Nuclear en ICBA Instituto Cardiovascular, remarcó la importancia de los controles cardiovasculares preventivos y advirtió que, sin tratamiento, el síndrome metabólico puede derivar en afecciones graves como diabetes, ACV e infarto.
En diálogo con Gonzalo Sánchez, Carolina Amoroso, Ramón Indart y Cecilia Boufflet en el segmento de la mañana de Infobae en Vivo, Meretta profundizó sobre los factores que configuran el síndrome metabólico, cómo detectarlo y por qué es fundamental promover cambios de hábitos para revertirlo o evitar su evolución.
“El síndrome metabólico es un combo peligroso que incluye obesidad, hipertensión, resistencia a la insulina, colesterol HDL bajo y triglicéridos elevados”, explicó Meretta. Para su diagnóstico, es necesario que el paciente presente al menos tres de estos factores.
Es una condición silenciosa que, sin síntomas evidentes, puede conducir a enfermedades cardiovasculares, diabetes tipo 2 y accidentes cerebrovasculares. “No es lo mismo que tener diabetes, pero es un camino que puede llevar hacia ella si no se revierte a tiempo”, remarcó.
Durante la conversación, el cardiólogo remarcó que una de las señales más visibles y frecuentes que deben alertar al profesional de la salud es la obesidad abdominal.
“Cuando el paciente tiene forma de manzana, ya hay que pensar en el síndrome metabólico”, dijo. Según explicó, se mide el perímetro de la cintura como uno de los primeros indicadores: más de 102 centímetros en hombres y 88 en mujeres son valores que encienden la alerta.
No obstante, aclaró que no todas las personas con sobrepeso presentan el cuadro completo. Y, más aún, advirtió que incluso las personas delgadas pueden tener síndrome metabólico si presentan otros factores como mala alimentación, vida sedentaria, hipertensión o alteraciones lipídicas.
No tiene relación solamente con la genética o el peso corporal. Algunas personas de apariencia delgada tienen colesterol alto, presión alta o resistencia a la insulina. Eso también es síndrome metabólico, explicó.
Uno de los aspectos más preocupantes del síndrome metabólico, según Meretta, es su carácter asintomático.
“No duele, no se ve y no se siente, pero puede terminar en un infarto, un ACV o una diabetes avanzada”, sostuvo. Por eso, insistió en la importancia de realizar controles periódicos de laboratorio, especialmente en personas con antecedentes familiares, mala alimentación o poca actividad física.
Meretta se refirió también a un fenómeno frecuente en consultorios: personas con obesidad cuyos análisis de laboratorio iniciales muestran parámetros normales. “Eso pasa porque algunas alteraciones no se detectan en análisis de rutina. Pero si se hace una curva de insulina o estudios más específicos, ahí puede verse que la persona ya está en riesgo”, afirmó.
Además, subrayó que la obesidad es un estado inflamatorio crónico, que impacta silenciosamente en el organismo. “La mayoría de las enfermedades son inflamatorias. La obesidad genera inflamación sistémica, y eso se traduce en alteraciones metabólicas profundas, aunque al principio no se vean en los análisis”, explicó.
Consultado sobre cómo abordar el síndrome metabólico desde la prevención, Meretta fue categórico: “Comer mejor y moverse más. Pero no cualquier caminata: 30 minutos diarios de caminata rápida, como quien corre a tomar el colectivo o atraviesa el microcentro apurado. Eso hace la diferencia”, afirmó.
En cuanto a la alimentación, sostuvo que no se trata de dietas mágicas, sino de mantener un equilibrio. “Hay mucha moda con la dieta antiinflamatoria, el SIBO, los superalimentos. Pero en realidad la base es la alimentación saludable: proteínas, vegetales, carbohidratos en proporción adecuada, y evitar el exceso de grasas y azúcares”, remarcó.
Con humor, recordó que muchas veces les propone a sus pacientes un ejercicio revelador: “Les digo: ´Arma una dieta como si fueras mi nutricionista´, y la arman perfecta. Todos sabemos lo que tenemos que hacer. El problema no es saberlo, sino sostenerlo en el tiempo”, señaló.
El cardiólogo también abordó aspectos culturales y hereditarios. “Hay familias que tienen predisposición al síndrome metabólico. Es un rasgo genético, pero que se potencia con los hábitos”, dijo.
Y apuntó a la cultura alimentaria argentina: “Comemos galletitas mirando la tele o frente a la computadora. Eso, repetido todos los días, es parte del problema”.
“El síndrome metabólico no es un destino inevitable, es una oportunidad para intervenir antes de que aparezcan las consecuencias”, afirmó. Y concluyó con una reflexión esperanzadora: “Con conciencia, pequeños cambios y constancia, podemos evitar millones de casos de enfermedad cardiovascular, diabetes o ACV. El momento es ahora”, dijo Meretta contundente.
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The Trump administration has informed Congress that it intends to designate Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, sources told the Associated Press.
A notification sent to congressional committees on April 23 says the administration will designate the Haitian gangs Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif as foreign terrorist organizations, the AP reported, citing two people familiar with the message who spoke on condition of anonymity. A third source told the AP that the foreign relations committees in the House and Senate received the notification.
In February, the Department of Homeland Security canceled an extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) shielding about half a million Haitians from deportation.
The State Department formally designated eight Latin American organized crime groups as foreign terrorist organizations last month. They are Tren de Aragua (TdA) of Venezuela, Mara Salvatrucha – also known as MS-13 – of El Salvador, and the Sinaloa Cartel, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel – also known as the «Zeta Killers,» the Gulf Cartel and Northeast Cartel of Mexico and the La Nueva Familia Michoacana and United Cartels, all of Mexico.
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President Donald Trump speaks on his first 100 days at Macomb County Community College Sports Expo Center, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The administration further categorized TdA as an invading force under the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act as federal authorities ramp up efforts to deport its members.
Tens of thousands of Haitians came to the U.S. under a Biden-era program permitting people from four countries, including Haiti, to stay for two years provided they had a financial sponsor and bought their own plane ticket. The Trump administration terminated that program and is seeking to revoke the status of those admitted under the Biden administration.
Migration from Haiti was under scrutiny in 2024 as the Trump campaign drew attention to massive amounts of Haitian migration under the parole processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans (CHNV), when 30,000 migrants were allowed in each month. At that point, if eligible, they could not be removed after their parole expired due to TPS. It affected a number of towns, including Springfield, Ohio, and Charleroi, Pennsylvania.
At a Michigan rally Tuesday celebrating his 100th day back in office, Trump championed the eight designations from last month, vowing his White House would continue deportations.
«We have also designated two bloodthirsty transnational gangs, MS-13 and Tren de Agua, TdA. They’ve been designated the highest level of terrorist and that lets us do a lot of things that you wouldn’t be able to do,» Trump said. «We’ve got to get them out of here before they kill more people. They’ve killed plenty. My administration has increased arrests of known and suspected terrorists by 655%. Is that okay? We tried to get it higher. We tried to get it higher. But the courts are giving us a hard time.»
Haitian army soldiers patrol during a protest against insecurity in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
«Democrats have vowed mass invasion and mass migration. We are delivering mass deportation, and it’s happening very fast. And the worst of the worst are being sent to a no nonsense prison in El Salvador,» Trump said, referring to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT. «Under President Trump, America is a dumping ground for criminals no longer. They’re not even trying to come in. But while we’re fighting to protect Americans, the radical left Democrats who are so bad for this country are fighting to protect TdA.»
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Viv Ansanm, which means «Living Together,» is a powerful gang coalition that formed in September 2023 and is best known for launching a series of attacks starting in February 2024 across Port-au-Prince and beyond that shuttered Haiti’s main international airport for nearly three months, freed hundreds of inmates from the country’s two biggest prisons and eventually forced former Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign.
The coalition united more than a dozen gangs, including two of Haiti’s biggest ones: G-9 and G-Pèp, which were fierce rivals.
Gangs control at least 85% of Haiti’s capital, with Viv Ansanm attacking once peaceful communities in recent weeks in a bid to control even more territory.
Gran Grif, also known as the Savien gang, forms part of the Viv Ansanm coalition and is led by Luckson Elan, best known as «General Luckson.» It is the biggest gang operating in Haiti’s central Artibonite region with some 100 members.
It was blamed for an attack in the town of Pont-Sondé in October 2024 in which more than 70 people were killed in one of the biggest massacres in Haiti’s recent history.
A police officer patrols an intersection in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Gran Grif was also blamed for a recent attack in the Petite Riviere community in which several people were killed, including an 11-year-old child.
Gran Grif was formed after Prophane Victor, an ex-member of Haiti’s Parliament who represented the Petite Riviere community in Artibonite, began arming young men in the region, according to a U.N. report. Victor was arrested in January.
Canada sanctioned him in June 2023, as did the U.S. in September 2024, accusing him of supporting gangs «that have committed serious human rights abuse.»
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More than 5,600 people were killed across Haiti last year, with gang violence leaving more than 1 million homeless in the country of nearly 12 million people, according to the U.N.
Fox News’ Adam Shaw and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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