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Pentagon chief tours Guantanamo Bay as more detainees arrive

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Guantanamo Bay as more migrants arrived under U.S. Deportation efforts, including nine labeled as 'high threat illegal aliens' from Texas.
The Pentagon plans to increase the capacity at Guantanamo Bay for nonviolent detainees from 2,500 to potentially 30,000, amidst ongoing criticism from immigration rights groups.
A lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security claimed that detainees were denied access to lawyers, which DHS denied, insisting on their support for deportation efforts.
Hegseth expressed pride in partnering with agencies to remove illegal aliens who threaten U.S. Sovereignty.

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DNyuz

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Defense Secretary Hegseth Enters the Sept. 11 Case Fray

During a trip this week to the U.S. base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looked in on Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the man accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Mr. Hegseth said the prisoner looked “fine,” deserved the death penalty, “and I hope he finds justice soon.” And with that, Mr. Hegseth waded into the legal morass in the long-running case at a sensitive time. A federal appeals court is deciding whether Mr. …

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets with troops in Guantanamo Bay

Footage filmed by US Marine Corps’ Corporal Cassidy Shepherd and released by the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service shows US Secretary of...

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Hegseth visits Gitmo

Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth visits Gitmo Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday visited Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to see U.S. migrant detention operations up close, amid reports that the Trump administration is struggling with tent structures built there.…

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Hegseth tours Guantanamo as lawmakers question damage to military from detaining migrants there

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.

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