Guantanamo Bay Detention Center Remains Mostly Empty

President Trump said at the beginning of his second presidential term that the U.S. would hold 30,000 migrants at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba. The facility remains mostly empty, according to CBS News.

The detention center, located at a U.S. naval base on the island, was the subject of the announcement made earlier this year. CBS News correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez reported that despite the stated plan, the site has not been used to house migrants at the scale described.

Guantanamo Bay has served for decades as a detention facility primarily associated with individuals held on terrorism-related charges following the attacks of September 11, 2001. Its use for immigration detention would represent a significant shift in purpose for the site. The naval base occupies land in southeastern Cuba under a long-term lease agreement between the United States and Cuba.

Access to the facility is tightly controlled and it operates under U.S. military jurisdiction. No additional details have been provided on current occupancy numbers or any revised plans for the facility's use in migrant processing or detention.