Approximately 200 Marines and soldiers landed at Guantanamo Bay to set up a new tent city for migrants, acting on President Trump's order to prepare the base for potentially 30,000 deportees. This marks a significant shift for the facility, which has predominantly hosted a wartime prison since 2001. U.S. forces have begun establishing essential infrastructure, including 50 Army tents. The isolated base relies heavily on air and sea supply routes for food and supplies, highlighting the logistical challenges of the impending operation.
About 200 Marines and soldiers landed at Guantanamo Bay over the weekend to provide security and begin setting up at a new tent city for migrants, as officials comply with President Trump's order to prepare the Navy base for as many as 30,000 deportees.
The small base in southeast Cuba is on the verge of undergoing its most drastic change since the Pentagon opened its wartime prison there after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
In response to Mr. Trump's order, U.S. forces have already put up 50 Army green tents inside a chain-link-fence enclosure, adjacent to a barracks-style building called the Migrant Operations Center.
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