Defense officials are trying to figure out how to hold thousands of people on an aging military base with minimal staff.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is ordering officials to establish a massive migrant detention facility at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. He made the announcement during a signing ceremony for the Laken Riley Act, which allows authorities to detain undocumented immigrants accused of theft-related crimes.

Trump provided few details but said it would house "the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people." He announced the move during a bill-singing ceremony at the White House for the Laken Riley Act,

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he plans to sign an executive order to ready a detention facility for migrants in the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that could hold as many as 30,000 people as his administration ramps up deportations.

The U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, already houses a migrant facility - separate from the high-security prison for foreign terrorism suspects.

President Donald Trump says he will use a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold tens of thousands of criminal immigrants in the U.S. illegally

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth explained on FNC's 'Jesse Watters' how Guantanamo Bay can hold 30,000 illegal immigrants: "We absolutely can and can increase it rapidly. I served there, I know the places where this would happen.