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Brief May 13, 2026 · 10:08 am ET Source: CBS News Politics

Guantanamo Migrant Detention Holds Six After 30,000 Pledge

The U.S. government held six immigration detainees at Guantanamo Bay as of May 11, despite President Trump's January 2025 pledge to build 30,000-bed detention capacity there, according to internal federal documents reviewed by CBS News. The Defense Department has 522 personnel assigned to the operation, which is projected to cost the military $73 million — a figure provided to Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren in April. Said ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt: "The use of Guantanamo is nothing more than political theater like so many other administration policies."

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