Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente said that no Mexican nationals will be flown to the Guantanamo Bay detention facility under any circumstances, and that deportees shall be sent to the country. His remarks followed news that the United States has begun sending detained migrants to the facility as part of President Donald Trump's operation to crack down on immigration.
"We immediately sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. Embassy making it clear that we will receive any and all Mexican nationals who wish to return," de la Fuente said before a meeting at the Senate. He then reiterated that Mexico's government had been monitoring the situation closely and ensuring the safe return of its citizens who are being deported from the U.S.
