Guantanamo Migrant Experiment Ends Abruptly After Lawmakers Visit

"I just felt like before people started asking me questions, I ought to go see the place," said House Armed Services Committee chairman Mike Rogers (AUDIO)

Tents for detained migrants are seen at the U.S.’s Guantanamo Bay naval station, Cuba, on Feb. 21, 2025. (U.S. Navy via Reuters)

WASHINGTON — All 40 migrants held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility have been transferred back to the U.S. mainland and are now being held in Louisiana, according to U.S. defense officials. The relocation, completed Tuesday, marks the end of a brief effort to house migrants at the naval base in Cuba, with no further flights scheduled to bring detainees there, officials told Voice of America. This shift follows a congressional delegation’s inspection of the facility on March 8 and comes amid debates over its use for migrant detention.