WASHINGTON (TNND) — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday joined Fox News to announce United States military prison Guantanamo Bay would soon be prepared to house illegal migrants who had been deported form the country.

Kristi Noem, Department of Homeland Security secretary, says “we have the space, we just have to get to work” at Guantanamo Bay to prepare it for deported migrants.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem details detaining illegal immigrants in Guantanamo Bay on 'Life, Liberty, & Levin.'

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said illegal immigrants sent to Guantanamo Bay won’t be housed there indefinitely. “That is not the plan,” Noem said during an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday when asked.