Immigration and Customs Enforcement has removed the last 18 detainees from Guantanamo Bay , Cuba, emptying the detention site of all illegal immigrants .

The 18 men who were awaiting deportation were transferred on a charter flight to the United States on Wednesday, the New York Times reported . It remains unclear to where they were flown, but this has been a common practice for the Department of Homeland Security, wishing to consolidate mass deportation flights amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

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