The irregular Italian migrants who are in the US should not be taken to the Guantanamo prison because Italy has already communicated to the administration that it is ready to "take them back" : said the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani.
"The initial information coming from the Department of Homeland Security tells us that Guantanamo would be used for illegal immigrants from states that do not accept repatriations," Tajani said. But Italy "already told the American administration some time ago that it was willing to take back illegal immigrants in full respect of their individual rights."
Politico reports that deportations of up to 9,000 migrants to Guantanamo Bay, the former prison for 9/11 terrorists that Trump has repurposed as a detention center for illegal immigrants, could begin in the next few hours . That would be a dramatic increase from the roughly 500 migrants held briefly on the island since February , and a step toward a plan the president announced in January to use the facility to house up to 30,000 migrants. The official reason for the transfers is to free up beds in U.S. detention centers, but using the infamous facility is also intended to send a signal that it will discourage illegal immigration.
Meanwhile, on the eve of a mega parade in Washington that will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American army and his 79th birthday, Donald Trump has doubled the presence of soldiers in Los Angeles to keep the demonstrations under control. While the situation in the streets of the California city on the fifth day of protests seems to be calmer, the American president says he is ready to invoke the Insurrection Act, the 1807 law last used by George Bush in 1992.
Four thousand National Guard troops and 700 Marines will be deployed for at least two months in the California city, according to new orders from the commander-in-chief who, in a post on Truth, claimed to have made the best decision for the California city. "If I had not sent troops to Los Angeles the last three nights, that once beautiful and great city would be on fire right now," Trump attacked. Not only that: speaking in the Oval Office, The Donald warned that he was ready to send troops wherever there were protests against immigration authorities. "If there are riots in other cities, we will use equal or greater force," he threatened, declaring that force would also be used against any protests at the military parade on Saturday in the capital. "I have not heard of any protests, but these are people who hate our country," the commander-in-chief said.
Meanwhile, protests have spread to other cities not only in California - from San Francisco to the capital Sacramento - but also in other states. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Republican, said that more than a dozen protesters were arrested during Monday's demonstrations in Austin. "It's legal to protest peacefully," Abbott wrote on social media. "But if you cross the line, you will be arrested," he warned.
(Unioneonline/vl)
