Major legal, logistical and financial problems have caused the administration to reconsider President Donald Trump’s plan to use the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay to detain 30,000 illegal migrants, NBC News reported on Wednesday.

NBC spoke with nine people familiar with the situation at Guantánamo and the administration’s handling of the issue. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss the matter with the media.

A major problem has been the cost of flying the migrants there, which is much more expensive than keeping the detainees on the mainland, according to the sources. This has been particularly problematic because the Trump administration has been emphasizing its efforts to severely cut spending throughout the government.

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