Karoline Leavitt slammed reports claiming Donald Trump is preparing to send thousands more illegal migrants to the infamous terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay starting this week.
'This story is Fake News. Not happening,' the White House press secretary shared on X in order to squash reports on what would be a major acceleration of Trump's sweeping illegal immigration crackdown.
In February, Trump deployed members of the Armed Forces to the jail known as 'Gitmo' for short to expand the capacity of a detention facility at the Cuba base.
Around 500 migrants have already been held at Guantanamo Bay's prison for short stints over the past few months as they await transfer.
But then Politico reported midday on Tuesday that at least 9,000 people were identified for potential transfer to the prison as early as Wednesday, including Brits and other Europeans.
