Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Tuesday where he was seen meeting and greeting the troops stationed there.

The base had been cleared of migrants since Thursday, after the government sent 177 to Venezuela and one back to the United States.

The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones.

A Venezuelan migrant, Kevin Rodriguez, speaks on the conditions inside the military base Guantanamo Bay. NBC News' Marissa Parra shares the details as the Trump administration halts the temporary protected status for Venezuelans in the United States.

The Trump administration has said little about the Venezuelan men who were transferred from Texas to the U.S. military base in Cuba.

Several migrants who’d been detained there say they were treated like animals during their stay at the U.S. naval base

The White House is stripping the White House Correspondents’ Association of its role in managing the White House Press Pool, taking control of deciding who will be a part of the small rotating group of journalists and photographers who accompany the president. Such a proposal is under consideration, but there are mitigating factors.