The Latest Breaking News from Guantánamo Bay

Claims that UK spy agencies aided CIA torture after 9/11 to be heard in rare trial

Cases filed by two Guantánamo Bay prisoners allege MI5 and MI6 were complicit in their mistreatment

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2025

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.

Latin Times · May 13, 2025

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.

Latin Times · May 2, 2025

ACLU sues for access to migrants flown to Guantanamo this month

Civil rights attorneys have sued the Trump administration to gain access to detained migrants who they say have been flown to Guantanamo Bay and held there without being able to consult lawyers or speak to relatives

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

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.

Latin Times · Feb 12, 2025

Handcuffs And Beach Clean-ups: A Cuban Migrant's Seven Months In Guantanamo Bay

Yeilis Torres, a 38-year-old Cuban woman, knows all too well the loneliness and anguish facing the migrants flown by the United States this week to its notorious military base in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

International Business Times · Feb 7, 2025

ACLU Requests Access To Migrants Detained At Guantánamo Bay

ACLU requests access to migrants at Guantánamo Bay, citing legal concerns and advocating for transparency.

Top News · Feb 7, 2025

First of Trump’s ‘high threat’ US deportees arrive at Guantanamo Bay

The first flight of 'high-threat' deportees from the United States arrived at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Wednesday (5 February).

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025

Pam Bondi Disbands DOJ's Anti-Corruption Task Force, Will Use Seized Fund to Build Detention Centers: Report

Instead of returning it to victim countries, the Trump administration is using billions of dollars seized in foreign corruption cases to build detention centers in Texas and Guantanamo Bay.

Latin Times · Feb 6, 2025

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".

Latin Times · Feb 5, 2025