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.

2 days ago · The first U.S. military aircraft carrying detained migrants to Guantánamo Bay departed from Texas on Tuesday, U.S. officials said, as President Donald Trump's administration prepares to ...

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.

3 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 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, …

Jan 30, 2025 · What is Guantanamo Bay? Naval Station Guantanamo Bay has been used by the U.S. since 1898, when U.S. forces used the area in the Spanish-American War.

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.

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...

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.