ICE Miami prepares Guantánamo contingency for possible Cuban exodus
The plan calls for additional personnel if arrivals from the island increase, while equipment is already stored at the base.
ICE Miami maintains a response plan for a possible mass arrival of migrants from Cuba and already has equipment at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
The plan calls for rapidly increasing available staff, including agents and contracted security workers. The information says the stored materials and their quantities were not detailed.
The plan appears in an official oversight report on Operation Southern Guard covering April through June 2026.
During the period reviewed, maximum capacity at the base for this purpose was 399 people. From January 2025 through July 29, 2026, 839 people were transferred there; 632 were repatriated to other countries and 207 returned to destinations within the United States.
The report says that as of June 30, 2026, no migrant intercepted at sea had been transferred to Guantánamo under the operation. The information describes preparations for a contingency, not a confirmed mass exodus.