
Immigration experts have long cited detention space as one of the biggest logistical challenges the Trump administration will face in its efforts to deport over 10 million undocumented immigrants. In fact, during his first two weeks back in the White House, hundreds of migrants had to be released due to lack of detention space.
In response, President Donald Trump has proposed various solutions, including a 30,000-person migrant detention center at Naval Station Guantánamo Bay—a move that some experts are flagging as very expensive "political theater."