The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, [note 1] also known as GTMO (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ t m oʊ / GIT-moh), GITMO (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ t m oʊ / GIT-moh), or simply Guantanamo Bay, is a United States military prison within Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), on the coast of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Jan 29, 2025 · President Donald Trump says he’s directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 immigrants who are living illegally in the United States.

6 days ago · The first U.S. military aircraft carrying detained migrants to Guantánamo Bay departed from Texas on Tuesday, U.S. officials said, as President Donald Trump's administration prepares to ...

3 days ago · A federal judge barred the U.S. government on Sunday from sending three detained Venezuelan men to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, opening the first legal front against the Trump administration’s new ...

9 hours ago · The Biden administration had set up a system for migrants to make these claims and enter the United States legally through an app called CBP One. Mr. Trump ended the program on Jan. 21.

3 days ago · On Friday a military cargo plane transported deportees from El Paso, Texas, to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. They are among the latest arrivals in the Trump administration’s week-old migrant relocation ...

Feb 4, 2025 · The Trump administration said Tuesday it has begun flying migrants from the U.S. to a temporary holding facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, before deporting them to other countries, even though ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Guantanamo Bay detention camp, U.S. detention facility on the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, located on the coast of Guantanamo Bay in southeastern Cuba. Constructed in stages starting in 2002, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp was used to house Muslim militants and suspected terrorists.

Jan 8, 2025 · After 23 years, the fate of the last remaining Guantanamo detainees swept up worldwide after al-Qaida’s shattering attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, is reaching a pivotal moment this month.

Jan 30, 2025 · What is Guantanamo Bay? Naval Station Guantanamo Bay has been used by the U.S. since 1898, when U.S. forces used the area in the Spanish-American War.