The Trump administration is preparing to transfer thousands of illegal migrants to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as soon as this week, marking a major escalation in its immigration enforcement strategy, according to documents obtained by Politico.

The government is set to significantly expand the use of the military facility to detain illegal migrants, with at least 9,000 individuals being vetted for transfer as early as Wednesday.

This marks a dramatic rise from the approximately 500 migrants who have been held at the base since February as part of a broader strategy President Donald Trump outlined in January. That plan includes the eventual use of the facility to detain as many as 30,000 illegal migrants.

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