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The report doesn't stipulate the amount of Dutch nationals involved, but it does state that migrants from multiple other European countries including the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Germany:"would qualify for transfer.
Health Screenings and Pending Transfers
About 9,000 detainees are now being medically screened to determine if they can be transferred, according to the report, which cited anonymous government officials. The first group could bwe transferres as soon as this week, according to Politico, which reports the process could start as soon as Wednesday.
At Guantanamo, migrants were said to stay in custody until they could be sent back to their home countries. It is not known how long they have been held.
Trump's Blueprint for Detaining Migrants on a Mass Scale
In January Trump said that he would be sending 30,000 migrants, who came to the United States without documentation, to prison in Guantanamo Bay, calling them "the worst criminal illegal aliens that are threatening American people." The decision has raised concerns given the facility's troubled past.
Since it was opened after the September 11 attacks, Guantanamo Bay has been the focus of long-standing criticism about holding terrorism suspects without trial and allegations of torture. Under previous administrations, including President Joe Biden's, the population was cut to just 15 detainees.
The Dutch government has yet to publicly comment on the reported developments.
