President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, confirmed that the administration will continue to use Guantanamo Bay as a holding facility for migrants after the Department of Homeland Security transferred over a hundred Venezuelan detainees out of the facility on Thursday.

The United States will "hopefully" start moving migrants to a detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within 30 days, The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing House border czar Tom Homan.

For decades, Guantanamo Bay has been a symbol of injustice, human rights violations, and the U.S.'s willingness to circumvent international law in its pursuit of control. While the facility is primarily associated with the detention of "terrorists" under the guise of national security,

Nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants detained by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay have been returned to their home country.

The base had been cleared of migrants since Thursday, after the government sent 177 to Venezuela and one back to the United States.

A photo released by the Department of Homeland Security of the first flight of migrants who were part of Tren de Aragua, preparing to takeoff for Guantanamo Bay, Feb. 4, 2025. Via DHS. (WASHINGTON) — U.