President Donald Trump’s plan to detain upwards of 30,000 undocumented immigrants at the United States Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay is facing legal, financial and organizational challenges, reportedly leaving some Trump administration officials questioning the sustainability of the plan.
The costly elements of flying immigrants to the remote area and then expanding and maintaining Guantánamo in combination with a confusing chain of command to manage the operations has concerned some within the administration, two U.S. defense officials and a congressional office familiar with the matter told NBC News.