Mexico will not allow US to send Mexicans to Guantanamo, foreign minister says


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  • Wednesday, 05 Feb 2025

FILE PHOTO: Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ramon de la Fuente speaks during a press conference with Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum (not pictured) at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico, January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico will not allow the United States to send Mexican migrants to Guantanamo Bay and prefers to receive them directly instead, Mexico's foreign minister said on Tuesday.

The Mexican government sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. embassy in Mexico saying such, according to Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente.

The U.S. on Tuesday sent the first military aircraft carrying a handful of detained migrants to the naval base in Cuba, with U.S. President Donald Trump promising to expand the site to hold up to 30,000 migrants.

(Reporting by Kylie Madry, Editing by Sarah Morland)

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