Trump urged to rule out ‘unlawful’ Cuba takeover and stop using Guantánamo Bay for migrant detention
Summary
More than 30 members of the U.S. Congress have asked President Donald Trump’s top officials to stop using the Guantánamo Bay naval base to hold migrants and to reject any military plans against Cuba. They warned that such actions could worsen the situation for people in Cuba and increase migration to the U.S.Key Facts
- Over 30 Democratic lawmakers, led by Representative Delia Ramirez, sent a letter to U.S. defense, state, and homeland security secretaries.
- They want the Trump administration to end migrant detention at Guantánamo Bay.
- The lawmakers oppose any U.S. military action against Cuba, calling it unlawful and harmful.
- President Trump has suggested taking over Cuba and imposed sanctions that have worsened the Cuban humanitarian crisis.
- A U.S. fuel blockade ordered by President Trump contributed to issues like halted garbage collection in Cuba.
- The lawmakers believe U.S. policies have caused suffering and migration from Cuba.
- The U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay was proposed as a migrant camp in case of a crisis.
- Guantánamo Bay was historically used in the 1990s to detain migrants from the Caribbean.
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