Washington (USA), June 11 (LaPresse) – No Italian citizen residing illegally in the United States will be transferred to Guantanamo before being repatriated to Italy. This is indirectly stated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in response to a request for clarification from LaPresse. The department, in an email, referred to a statement by the White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, who said, "This story is fake news. It will not happen," referring to the Washington Post article reporting the upcoming transfer of citizens from allied countries, including Italy, to the Guantanamo detention facility.