Ten migrants have been sent from the U.S. to Guantánamo Bay to be held in a military prison that has housed al-Qaeda members.

The Trump administration said the 10 men who were sent to a prison on the base at Guantánamo Bay are affiliated with gangs.

On Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Trump administration had sent 10 immigrants to Guántanamo Bay, Cuba, for detention — an unprecedented move. And just the beginning.

The first U.S. military flight carrying detained migrants to Guantánamo Bay departed on Tuesday. Here's what to know about ...

The base houses a center where migrants intercepted at sea and later declared as refugees await to be accepted in third countries.

Around 150 tents to house migrant detainees and to support detention operations have been set up at the U.S. Navy base at ...