The Latest Breaking News from Guantanamo

Three Venezuelans Managed To Avoid Being Deported 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

Latin Times · Feb 18, 2025

US deports immigrants to Venezuela after judge blocked transfer to Guantanamo Bay

Three immigrants who won a restraining order against the U.S. government to avoid transfer to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba have been deported on direct flights to Venezuela

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2025

Immigrant Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Claiming Communication With Migrants Taken to Guantanamo Has Been Cut Off

"It will now be up to the courts to ensure that immigrants cannot be warehoused on offshore islands," said a representative of the ACLU through a statement

Latin Times · Feb 13, 2025

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

Latin Times · 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

The US held migrants at Guantanamo before. Is Trump’s approach different?

The US has held migrants at Guantanamo before, with fewer than 100 in recent years. How does Trump’s approach differ?

Al Jazeera · Feb 11, 2025

Judge blocks Trump from sending Venezuelan immigrants to Guantanamo

Three men who have been in ICE custody for more than a year warn against their transfer to a ‘black hole’

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025

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

Latin Times · Feb 10, 2025

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

Latin Times · Feb 10, 2025

Venezuelan Immigrants Seek To Avoid Guantanamo Transfer

Venezuelan immigrants in New Mexico seek legal protection to avoid transfer to Guantanamo amid immigration crackdown.

Top News · Feb 10, 2025