About 200 Marines and soldiers arrived over the weekend as the base faces its most drastic changes since the Pentagon opened a prison there after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Service members arrived over the weekend at Guantanamo Bay, where they'll work to prepare the Navy base in southeast Cuba for an influx of deported migrants. Marines with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment,

Hundreds of troops have deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to support “holding operations” for a new 30,000-person migrant facility.

The White House announced the arrival of the forces Sunday on Instagram saying, “U.S. Marines have arrived at Guantanamo Bay to support the Department of Defense and Homeland Security in

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum directing the federal government to prepare the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house tens of thousands of migrants.

President Donald Trump reiterated his vow to “take back” the Panama Canal on Sunday, warning of “powerful” US action in an escalating diplomatic dispute with the Central American country over China’s presence around the vital waterway.

Marines from North Carolina flew to Guantanamo Bay following President Trump's memorandum last week, to prepare the U.S. naval base there to house tens of thousands of migrants.

Marines arrived at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba on Sunday as the new administration moves forward with plan to house illegal immigrants at the former terrorist prison.