Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Fox News host Laura Ingraham an exclusive sight of Guantánamo Bay, where some illegal immigrants are seen as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
During Wednesday’s “Ingraham Angle”, Ingraham started his trip from Andrews, starting from Andrews, to share the highlights of her trip to the 45-square-mile military base in southeastern Cuba.
The base is known for detaining terrorist suspects, including the suspects behind the September 11, 2001 attack. President Donald Trump authorized the detention of certain illegal immigrants at the facility shortly after taking office on January 20.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives at Guantanamo Bay, calling it “the frontline of war”
Trump said in January that he wanted to expand the immigration detention center in Guantanamo to hold up to 30,000 people.
“We were on our way to Guantanamo Bay on the Ministry of Defense government plane, and everyone knew there were flights of illegal immigrants who arrived regularly. This was the government’s decision before returning home.”
Hegseth arrived at Guantana Bay on Tuesday, his first trip since he was confirmed to his post in January.
Hegseth, who served as a U.S. Army lieutenant in Guantánamo in 2004-05 with the New Jersey Distinal Guard, is expected to receive briefings on all missionary operations at the base, including being deported to the U.S. detention facilities in the detention center and then being deported back to the local country.
Trump’s defense secretary spoke about media reports on Gitmo’s alleged abuse and inhumane conditions. He said, like a Washington Post article, the claims were “BS”, adding: “It’s absolutely rubbish for people to be abused.”
Hegseth describes the living conditions of immigrants held by Gitmo as “harsh” and “basic living conditions, but that’s every basic convenience you may need.”
He added that detainees will receive different kinds of amenities and care, including “medical examinations, dental examinations, health care examinations, welfare examinations [and] Entertainment opportunities. ”
“It’s about holding a high profile, high threatening person for the time being, and we send us home.”
Secretary of Defense Hegseth
Ingrahan also imposed his message on the cartel on Heggs, the Trump administration has designated Foreign terrorist organizations.
“We have nothing left the table. There is nothing. We will do everything we can to ensure the American homeland, maintain our sovereignty and protect the American people.”
Army veterans also said he did not “rule anything” when asked about Mexico’s potential strike in the fentanyl lab.
“Everything is on the table. The Commander-in-Chief, ultimately, in my consultation with the Chairman and others, will make these decisions, but there is no problem. Our sovereignty will be defended.”
Last week, Venezuela expressed interest in accepting its citizens, with nearly 200 illegal Venezuelan immigrants arrested in the United States flying around Guantanamo Bay.
Earlier this month, two Venezuelan flights brought 190 illegal immigrants from the United States to South American countries.
U.S. government claims illegal Venezuelan immigrants transferred to naval bases are members of violence Tren de Aragua Gang. Trump turned the gang into the face of threat posed by immigrants living in the country illegally.
Click here to get the Fox News app
Shortly after Ingraham arrived at Gitmo, she reported that immigrants from Fort Bliss landed in a flight and transported nine high-value detainees.
“It was a very professional operation,” Heggs said, reflecting on his time in Guantanamo Bay during his military service.
“The message is clear: If you break the law, if you are a criminal, you can find your way in Guantánamo Bay. You don’t want to be in Guantánamo Bay, where we have placed al-Qaeda after 9/11. They are professionals. They do the work. They do their jobs. It’s not an easy time. It’s not a top racing prison.”
Louis Casiano and Peter Pinedo of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
