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.

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.

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 ...

Jan 29, 2025 · President Donald Trump says he will use a detention center at Guantánamo Bay to hold tens of thousands of criminal immigrants in the U.S. illegally. While the U.S. naval base is best known for the suspects brought in after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, it also has a separate facility used for decades to hold detained immigrants.

2 days ago · About 300 service members have already arrived at Guantánamo Bay to provide security and begin setting up at a new tent city for the migrants. U.S. forces have put up 50 Army green tents inside a ...

Jan 30, 2025 · The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, also referred to as GTMO or GITMO, is a United States military prison located within Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, on the the coast of Guantánamo Bay, in ...

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, …

3 days ago · About 300 servicemembers have landed at Guantánamo Bay to provide security and begin setting up at a new tent city for migrants, as officials comply with President Trump’s order to prepare the ...

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.

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?