Guantánamo Bay (Spanish: Bahía de Guantánamo, [baˈia ðe ɣwãnˈtanamo]) is a bay in Guantánamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and it is surrounded by steep hills which create an enclave that is cut off from its immediate hinterland.

1 day ago · That reduced the site's detainee population to 15 people, down from its maximum number of 680 in 2003.. Who runs Guantánamo Bay? According to the United States' lease with Cuba, the U.S. retains ...

Jan 29, 2025 · President Donald Trump, who made the deportation of immigrants a central part of his campaign and presidency, said Wednesday that the U.S. will use a detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to hold tens of thousands of the “worst criminal aliens.” “We’re going to send them out to Guantánamo,” Trump said at the signing of the Laken Riley Act.

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.

2 days ago · A U.S. military plane flew a group of migrants from El Paso to the U.S. Navy base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, a significant step in President Trump’s plan to house ...

2 days ago · Item 1 of 3 U.S. Navy sailors and Coast Guardsmen erect expeditionary shelter tents in support of the expansion of migrant detention at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba February 2, 2025.

3 days ago · Reporting from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and Washington. Feb. 3, 2025. About 300 servicemembers have landed at Guantánamo Bay to provide security and begin setting up at a new tent city for migrants

6 days ago · Guantánamo Bay, inlet of the Caribbean Sea, indenting southeastern Cuba. A large and well-sheltered bay, it has a narrow entrance to a harbour approximately 6 miles (10 km) wide and 12 miles (19 km) long and capable of accommodating large vessels. Guantánamo Bay is served by the ports of Caimanera.

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 9, 2025 · Unless Congress lifts a ban on the transfer of Guantánamo prisoners to U.S. soil, the costly offshore operation could go on for years, until the last detainee dies. Who Is at Guantánamo Now?