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Trump says he will instruct Homeland Security, Pentagon to prepare migrant facility at Guantanamo

By Thomson Reuters Jan 29, 2025 | 1:59 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will sign an executive order instructing the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay.

“We have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people,” Trump said during an event at the White House.

(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by Jasper Ward; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)