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Jamaican man among 'high-threat' criminal illegal aliens detained by US at Guantanamo Bay

Published:Tuesday | July 8, 2025 | 12:10 PM
In this April 17, 2019, photo, reviewed by US military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Alex Brandon
In this April 17, 2019, photo, reviewed by US military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

A Jamaican man is among more than two dozen people described by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as violent, high-threat illegal alien criminals who have been sent to a detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

In a press release published Tuesday on its website, the department named Eric Gresford Miller among 26 detainees sent to the facility, stating that they have committed “heinous crimes.”

“These dangerous illegal aliens are convicted criminals with final orders of removal from an immigration judge,” the release said.

Miller is listed as having been convicted of aggravated assault with a gun. No further details were provided about him or his case.

“We’re arresting criminal illegal aliens and getting them off America’s streets. Guantanamo Bay is holding the worst of the worst, including child predators, rapists, and murderers,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin in the release.

“Whether it is CECOT, Alligator Alcatraz, Guantanamo Bay, or another detention facility, these dangerous criminals will not be allowed to terrorise US citizens. President [Donald] Trump and Secretary [Kristi] Noem are using every tool available to get criminal illegal aliens off our streets and out of our country. Our message is clear: Criminals are not welcome in the United States,” McLaughlin continued.

It was noted that in January, Trump signed an executive order expanding the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to full capacity. The directive instructed Secretary Noem to provide additional detention space for high-priority criminal aliens illegally present in the United States.

The Gleaner reached out to the Jamaican Embassy in Washington, D.C., to confirm whether it is aware of Miller being housed at Guantanamo Bay, but we are yet to receive a response.

- Lester Hinds

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