The Trump administration said Tuesday it has begun flying migrants from the US to a deportation holding facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, even though some immigration lawyers question the legality of that move, Report informs via NPR.

The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said the flights contain migrants who are being deported because “President Trump is not messing around and he is no longer going to allow America to be a dumping ground for illegal criminals from nations all over this world.”