Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Tuesday, his first trip to the naval installation since being confirmed to his post in January.
Hegseth, who served as a U.S. Army lieutenant at Guantánamo from 2004-05, was expected to receive briefings on all mission operations at the base, including the detention facility where illegal migrants deported from the United States are being housed before being flown to their native countries.
“Arrived at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay on the front lines of the war against America’s southern border,” the secretary wrote on X.
He was also expected to meet with troops at the base and aboard the USS Thomas Hudner. Images posted to Hegseth’s X account show him meeting and eating with troops stationed at Gitmo.
The U.S. government has alleged that Venezuelan illegal immigrants transferred to the naval base are members of the violent Tren de Aragua gang. Trump has turned the gang into the face of the alleged threat posed by immigrants living in the country illegally.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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