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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Erin Keller

Trump team spent a whopping $21 million on deportation flights to Guantanamo Bay. There are currently 32 people there

A newly released military report to Congress reveals that the Trump administration has spent at least $21 million on transporting migrants to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba - which currently holds just 32 detainees.

In January, President Donald Trump set a target of detaining 30,000 migrants at the facility. However, the center has housed fewer than 500 migrants in total since the announcement and never exceeded 200 at any given time.

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