Democratic lawmakers are questioning the long-term damage detaining migrants at Guantanamo Bay will have on U.S. military resources as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth toured and touted the mission unfolding at the naval base in Cuba.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth plans to visit the US military base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, where some undocumented migrants have been held as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

SECDEF Hegseth visits Naval Station Guantanamo BayNAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – “Guantanamo Bay represents justice,” said Secretary of Defense

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth traveled to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base on Tuesday to visit the migrant detention center the department restarted using in recent weeks. The military deployed hundreds of service members to the base after President Donald Trump ordered the departments of Defense and Homeland Security to use it to house dangerous migrants

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