Trump has promised to send up to 30,000 migrants to Guantanamo Bay

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, January 29, that he will sign an executive order directing the Pentagon and the country's Department of Homeland Security to prepare up to 30,000 beds at the Guantanamo Bay prison for illegal migrant criminals.

"Today I will also sign an executive order directing the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to begin preparing a 30,000-person migrant center at Guantanamo Bay," the White House chief said.

He specified that the "worst" criminals from among illegal migrants, who, according to the President, could threaten the lives of American citizens, could be sent to this prison.

Migration exodus: U.S. policy threatens relations with Latin America

Mass deportations of illegal aliens and threats of sanctions could disrupt the sustainability of economic ties in the region

Earlier, on January 28, The New York Post reported about the beginning of the first large-scale raids against migrants in New York. It was specified that the target of the arrests were migrants suspected of committing serious crimes. At the same time it was reported that the U.S. immigration service made about 1.2 thousand arrests in one day, and almost half of the detainees have no criminal record.

Mississippi authorities on January 24 offered to pay for catching and deporting illegal aliens. "Certified bounty hunter program" assumes that detectives will officially register and receive $1 thousand for each successful deportation of a border crosser.

On Jan. 20, immediately after his inauguration, Trump signed more than 200 new executive orders. Among them was the introduction of a state of emergency at the border with Mexico. In addition, the American president has repeatedly stated that he is going to cancel the granting of American citizenship by birthright.