US Might Use Guantanamo Bay to Process, Repatriate Haitians

The United States is considering using a naval facility at Guantanamo Bay to process and repatriate illegal immigrants coming from Haiti, White House national security spokesman John F. Kirby said during a press call on March 14. The naval station at Guantanamo Bay has been used in the past for processing and repatriating illegal Haitian immigrants, and it “remains an option” for the future if maritime migration trends continue to worsen, Mr. Kirby said. “I don’t have any concrete plans here to speak to. I think it’s important for people to remember the context here that maritime migration remains a challenge in the Caribbean. We have to monitor it, we have to assess the flow, [and] we have to do the proper repatriation processes. ...