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.

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.

Jan 31, 2025 · Constructed in stages starting in 2002, the Guantánamo Bay detention camp (often called Gitmo, which is also a name for the naval base) was used to house Muslim militants and suspected terrorists captured by U.S. forces in Afghanistan, …

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 · 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.

2 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 ...

2 days ago · The first flight carrying "high-threat" migrants to Guantanamo Bay arrived Tuesday evening, part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.. The C-17 plane took off from El ...

Jan 22, 2015 · In 1991, in the wake of a coup d’état in Haiti, thousands of Haitians fled by sea for the United States. In December of that year, Guantanamo Bay became the site of a refugee camp built to house...

Jul 18, 2020 · Current President Joe Biden has promised to shut down the military prison. The prison at Guantánamo Bay naval base opened on January 11, 2002 and was created in order to house suspected terrorists captured during the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan.

Sep 19, 2024 · For decades, migrants intercepted at sea as they try to reach the United States have been sent to a facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a place better known for the U.S. prison camp for terror...