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The Latest Breaking News from Guantanamo Bay

'Scrap It and Start All Over': Ex-Bush and Obama Officials Say the War on Terror's Powers Have Gone Too Far

In a rare display of candor, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and former Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson reflected on torture, Guantanamo Bay, and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.

Reason

Top US, Cuban military leaders meet at Guantanamo Bay

The US military says a senior general has discussed "operational security issues" with a Cuban army general.

AAP

Top US commander meets Cuban military officials amid rising tensions

A top US military commander met Cuban military officials near Guantanamo Bay, a rare high-level engagement amid escalating US pressure on Cuba. The meeting occurred as the Trump administration intensified sanctions and rhetoric, despite ongoing, albeit limited, diplomatic contacts. A new contingent of US sailors and Marines is also deploying…

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US weighs drone threat from Cuba: Report

Classified intelligence suggests Cuba has acquired over 300 military drones and is discussing plans to attack U.S. interests, including the Guantanamo Bay base and potentially Florida. This development escalates tensions amid speculation of U.S. military action against the island, with Havana denouncing the reports as an anti-Cuban campaign.

The Economic Times

Trump promised to hold 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo. But a year later it’s almost empty, report claims

Just six migrant detainees were reportedly being held at the American naval base in Cuba as of Monday

The Independent UK

Guantanamo Bay Sits Largely Empty Despite Trump Plans To Send 30,000 Immigration Detainees There

Despite plans by President Trump to fill the Guantanamo Bay naval station with 30,000 high-priority criminal aliens, the facility remains largely empty, according to reports.

International Business Times

‘Extremely troubling’ raid by UK government on Guantanamo Bay lawyer’s office

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UK government raid on lawyer’s office in Guantanamo Bay case ‘deeply troubling’, court hears

Rachel Toney, who is representing Abu Faraj al-Libi’s interests, had documents seized from her office

The Independent UK

Indian-origin lawyer Neal Katyal won case for Osama bin Laden’s driver long before blocking Trump’s tariffs

Neal Katyal, the American lawyer credited with securing a major Supreme Court setback for US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, has a long record of high‑profile legal victories, including a Supreme Court case defending a Guantanamo Bay detainee who was once Osama bin Laden’s driver.

The Times of India

UK agrees to pay 'substantial sum' to settle lawsuit by Guantanamo detainee over torture claims

The British government has agreed to pay a substantial sum to settle a lawsuit by Abu Zubaydah, a Guantanamo Bay detainee

The Independent UK

Tens Of Cubans, Some Considered 'High-Threat,' Become First Migrants Sent To Guantanamo Bay In Months

The Trump administration has sent over 20 Cubans to Guantanamo Bay, marking the first time in months migrants are sent to the enclave.

Latin Times

US appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of 11 September terror attacks

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a close confidant of Osama bin Laden and widely regarded as the architect of the 9/11 attacks, was captured on 1 March, 2003 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and transferred to the infamous Guantanamo Bay detention facility.

Euronews

Bill Kristol Is Alarmed That a President Would Ship Accused Foreign Enemies to an Overseas Prison

The hawkish defender of Guantanamo Bay and the post-9/11 security state worries President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is threatening civil liberties.

Reason

ICE is now hunting for clergy members willing to work in Guantánamo Bay

Exclusive: The chaplain will earn between $28 and $32 an hour and will minister to ‘major Christian denominations,’ as well as ‘Islam, Hinduism, Rastafarian, Judaism, etc,’ according to an ICE solicitation reviewed by The Independent

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Latin Times

U.S. To Now Detain African, Asian, European and Caribbean Nationals At Guantanamo Center

The Trump administration is now holding detainees from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean in Guantanamo Bay

Latin Times

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.

The Independent UK

Housing migrants at Guantanamo Bay costs $100,000 per day per inmate, senator says

The astonishing figure may mean that President Donald Trump’s use of the naval base in Cuba costs almost 1,000 times more than housing people in U.S. immigration facilities

The Independent UK

Trump team spent a whopping $21 million on deportation flights to Guantanamo Bay. There are currently 32 people there

The Trump administration suspended the use of military aircraft for deporting migrants to Guantanamo Bay on March 1.

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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."

The Independent UK

Lawsuit says migrants endure isolation and intimidation at US' Guantanamo detention center

Civil rights advocates have renewed concerns that immigrants detained at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base on Cuba are being held in extreme isolation, cut off from meaningful access to legal counsel or candid communication with relatives

Latin Times

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

Latin Times

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

The Independent UK

Judge rules against advocates trying to help migrants sent to Guantanamo and to stop more transfers

A federal judge has ruled against immigration and civil rights advocates attempting to help migrants who had been sent to the Guantanamo Bay military base and trying to prevent further transfers

The Independent UK

US transfers immigrants out of Guantanamo Bay to Louisiana as court weighs legality

Authorities have removed U.S. immigrants from detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay as a federal court in Washington weighs a challenge by civil rights advocates to holding immigrants at the offshore military station

Latin Times

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

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