Guantánamo Bay
Trump Plans to Send Thousands of Migrants to Guantanamo to 'Free Up' Space at Detention Facilities: Report
The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to house undocumented migrants at the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.
Kristi Noem Tells Migrants to 'Suck It' After Lawsuit Canceled Over Most of Group Being Deported
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem taunted deported migrants with a "Suck it" post after their Guantánamo-related lawsuit was dropped.
Trump Admin Spent $21 Million on Flights to Guantanamo Bay: 'Every American Should Be Outraged'
The Pentagon revealed in new figures provided to Congress that it spent at least $21 million in transporting migrants to Guantanamo Bay since January.
U.S. Forces Are Taking Down Tents In Guantanamo As Trump's Plan To Hold Thousands Of Migrants Fades
U.S. forces have begun taking down tents set up as part of Donald Trump's plan to hold tens of thousands of migrants. Fewer than 500 people have been taken to the Cuban enclave
Hegseth's Defense Department Chartered New England Patriots Plane to 'Move Military Personnel' for Flights to Guantanamo
A New England Patriots plane was used for a military flight to Guantánamo Bay, sparking criticism over the team's indirect involvement in government operations.
Guantanamo Bay Guards Forced Trans Woman to Expose Herself to Male Detainees, Migrant Claims
A Brazilian transgender asylum seeker says she was held at Guantanamo Bay with little privacy, food or contact to family, an ordeal she described as "dehumanizing."
Trump Admin's Deal With Contractor To Build Tent City for Migrants Falls Through, Posing Obstacle in Mass Deportation Efforts
A deal between the Trump administration and contractor Deployed Resources to build tent facilities for migrants waiting deportation was terminated.
Trump Admin Rules Allow Deportation Of Migrants With No Criminal Record To Guantanamo: Report
The Trump administration initially promised to take "the worst" criminals to Guantanamo Bay, but a memo shows broad discretion to decide who to send there
Here's How Much The Trump Administration's Mass Deportation Scheme Has Cost So Far
Earlier this month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) informed Congress that it is facing a nearly $2 billion budget shortfall for the fiscal year
Trump Admin Already Planning To Draw Down Personnel in Guantanamo As Initiative To Hold Thousands of Migrants Fizzles Out
Trump promised to use a facility at Guantanamo Bay that could hold up to 30,000 people. But as the administration faces legal and financial hurdles, those plans seem to be collapsing.
Trump Admin Returns All Migrants Detained In Guantanamo Back To U.S. As Logistical And Economic Challenges Mount
The Trump administration has flown all remaining migrants held at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Station back to the United States, a Defense Department official confirmed
Trump Said Guantanamo Bay Facility Could Hold 30,000 Migrants, But Right Now It's Fit For Less Than 1% Of That
Trump announced plans to open a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to house up to 30,000 migrants. So far it can hold 225
Civil Rights Attorneys Sue Trump Admin to Keep Migrants Out of Guantanamo: 'It's a Living Hell'
Civil rights attorneys have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to prevent the transfer of undocumented immigrants from the United States to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
More Migrants Reveal Their Ordeal While Detained In Guantanamo: 'We Clogged The Toilets And Protested'
Venezuelans held in the detention center are describing the conditions in which they lived for weeks. Some revealed trying to kill themselves
Deported Venezuelan Says Guantanamo Cell Was Filled With Cobwebs and Ants
As President Donald Trump continues carrying out his mass deportation plans, more and more testimonies are coming out of the harsh conditions detainees experience at the newly opened detention center at Guantanamo Bay.
Guantanamo Inmates Describe Living In Shackles And Not Telling Days From Nights During Detention: 'We All Thought About Killing Ourselves'
Almost a week after the Trump administration sent migrants from Guantanamo back to Venezuela, the deportees are describing their ordeals.
Venezuelan Migrant Detained At Guantanamo Details 'Filthy' Conditions: 'They Didn't Even Clean'
Kevin Rodriguez, a Venezuelan migrant who was jailed in Guantanamo, tells his story at the infamous detention camp, including lack of food, hygiene and more.
Firm Running Guantanamo Migrant Jail Accused Over Rights Abuses, 'Inappropriate Use of Force': Report
One civil rights complaint alleged that staff in a Buffalo facility retaliated against hunger-striking detainees through physical force and solitary confinement
US Sends Migrants From Guantanamo To Venezuela
Officials in Washington and Caracas confirmed that a plane left the US base and deposited the 177 people in Honduras, where they were picked up by the Venezuelan government.
Three Venezuelans Managed To Avoid Being Taken To Guantanamo; They Were Deported Instead
The men had won a restraining order against the federal government but were put on a direct flight to Venezuela
ICE Agents Believe Air Jordan Tattoos Are Another Way To Identify Potential Gang Members
The family of a migrant taken to Guantanamo said the tattoo was among the reasons why he was apprehended
Low-Risk Migrants Among Those Being Sent to Guantanamo Bay Despite Trump's Promise That 'The Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens' Would Be Detained There
Nearly 100 undocumented immigrants were being held at Guantanamo as of Feb. 11, all of them adults from Venezuela
Experts Describe Trump's Use of Guantanamo Bay to Detain Migrants as Multi-Billion-Dollar 'Political Theater'
The use of Guantánamo Bay for migrant detention is neither a last resort nor a necessity but rather a costly and ineffective policy choice, the Niskanen Center argues.
Suspected Gang Members Taken To Guantanamo Military Prison Are In a 'Tomb Above Ground,' Lawyers Say
Over three dozen people currently held at the facility are in a "legal black hole," lawyers say, as their names have not been released and their crimes remain unknown
Trump Admin's Push to Send Venezuelan Migrants to Guantanamo Bay Hits Legal Roadblock
The men have a "pending case before the court challenging their unlawfully prolonged detention," the Center for Constitutional Rights said when challenging the move
DHS Secretary Noem Doesn't Rule Out Sending Migrants Who Didn't Commit Violent Crimes To Guantanamo
"We'll have facilities meeting the same standards as others across the U.S.," Kristi Noem said
Trump Admin Is Using Guantanamo Cells That Held Al Qaeda Suspects To Keep Migrants With Possible Gang Ties
10 people are being held in the same facility as U.S. forces prepare a tent city in a separate part of the base
Trump's Plan to Send Migrants to Guantanamo Bay is 'Frankly Insane,' Former State Department Official Says
A senior State Department official now working at Yale University as a law professor has weighed in on President Donald Trump's plan to send up to 30,000 migrants to Guantanamo Bay for detainment, calling the plan "insane".
Mexico Will Not Allow U.S. to Send Its Nationals to Guantanamo, Foreign Minister Says
Juan Ramón de la Fuente also confirmed Mexico has maintained "an open, direct and cordial dialogue" with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
First Plane With Deportees Arrives In Guantanamo: 'The Worst Of The Worst Have No Place In Our Homeland'
CBP didn't specify how many detainees were sent. Trump claimed the facility can eventually hold up to 30,000 people