The US has sent the first group of migrants to Guantanamo Bay since President Donald Trump announced plans to expand migrant detention at the base, officials say. A brief statement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the detainees were part of the Tren de Aragua - a gang that originated in Venezuela's prisons.

The first military flight carrying 10 “high-threat” migrants to Guantanamo Bay landed on Tuesday evening, according to the Defense Department. The C-17 plane, which took off from El Paso,