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.

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.

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, …

2 days ago · The majority of immigrants sent to Guantanamo are expected to be held in tent camps. ... People walk in a row at a U.S.-run refugee camp in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on July 1, 1994, with rows of ...

3 days ago · A U.S. military plane flew a group of migrants from El Paso to the U.S. Navy base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, a significant step in President Trump’s plan to house ...

Jan 9, 2025 · Guantánamo Bay Explained: The Costs, the Captives and Why It’s Still Open Just 15 men remain at the prison, down from hundreds when it opened 23 years ago. But the costly operation could go on...

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.

In 1903 the United States leased 45 square miles of land and water at Guantanamo Bay, from the newly independent Cuban government, to be used for fleet sustainment by the growing US Navy.