1 day ago · Dozens of tents were erected on Leeward Point between Jan. 30 and Feb. 4. First flight to Guantánamo Bay. The C-17 plane left El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday with a small number of migrants aboard ...

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.

2 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The first U.S. military flight deporting migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay landed in Cuba on Tuesday evening, according to a U.S. official. It was the first step in an expected surge in the number of migrants sent to the U.S. naval base, which for decades was primarily used to detain foreigners associated ...

The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, [note 1] also known as GTMO (/ ˈɡɪtmoʊ / GIT-moh), GITMO (/ ˈɡɪtmoʊ / 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 23, 2025 · Feb. 4 Leavitt confirmed the first flights of migrants to Guantánamo Bay—where Trump said the U.S. is building a massive facility to house up to 30,000 deported migrants—were underway while ...

2 days ago · The first US military flight carrying detained migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay landed at the US base in Cuba on Tuesday. President Donald Trump said he wants to expand a migrant ...

Jan 30, 2025 · An American flag at Camp Justice, the area where military hearings are held to judge prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay. Alex Brandon (AP) Macarena Vidal Liy. Washington - Jan 30, 2025 - 12:15CET The name of the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba often sends shivers down one’s spine. ... Colombia seeks a way to break its commercial ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Located on the southeastern coast of Cuba, Guantánamo Bay was seized in 1898 by U.S. forces and their Cuban allies during their efforts to wrest the island from Spanish control. The United States ...

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?

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.