Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said his department was immediately moving forward with President Donald Trump's plan for Guantanamo Bay to hold 30,000 migrants hours after a tragic midair collision that left over 60 dead in Washington,

Hegseth said the facility would be a temporary but humane place to hold the illegal immigrants while the deportation process plays out.

The president has instructed officials to “begin preparing” a 30,000-person “migrant facility” at Guantánamo Bay. The list of concerns is not short.

President Donald Trump directed the Department of Defense to ready facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for 30,000 migrants.

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President Donald Trump signed a memorandum that instructs the Pentagon and HHS to prepare 30,000 beds at Guantanamo to house undocumented criminal migrants.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he intends to hold "criminal aliens" at the Guantánamo Bay detention center.

President Donald Trump reacted to the Senate’s vote confirming his defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth while on the tarmac in Los Angeles. He said he spoke with Hegseth while on Marine One. "We just heard that we have a great secretary of defense. We're very happy about that and we appreciate everybody's votes," Trump said.

In a video statement, Hegseth said the helicopter was flown by a "fairly experienced crew" doing a "required annual night evaluation" at the moment of the crash. Hegseth added that the crew was wearing night-vision goggles.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed Wednesday that housing 30,000 deported migrants at Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay can “absolutely” be done—and be done “safely” until they’re sent to their “final location.

Guantanamo could be used to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are in transit waiting to be transported to their home countries.