President Trump announced plans to send tens of thousands of undocumented migrants to Guantanamo Bay, previously known for housing terror suspects. The decision, framed as a solution to migrant crime, has drawn strong criticism for seemingly conflating immigrants with terrorists and reinforcing negative stereotypes. Supporters view this as a tough approach to illegal immigration, while critics argue it's a political maneuver that fuels fear and xenophobia. As protests arise against this controversial decision, many fear it represents a broader strategy to vilify migrants in America.
Many interpreted Trump's move as an attempt to further demonize undocumented migrants by conflating them with the terror suspects who were imprisoned at Guantanamo's detention centre after the then secretary of defense Rumsfeld opened it for enemy combatants three months after the 11 September 2001 attacks.
Even Donald Trump once balked at the crazy amount of money being spent confining prisoners in orange jumpsuits to Guantanamo's concertina-wired cages.
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