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.

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 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.

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Spanish: Base Naval de la Bahía de Guantánamo), officially known as Naval Station Guantanamo Bay or NSGB, (also called GTMO, pronounced Gitmo / ˈɡɪtmoʊ / GIT-moh as jargon by members of the U.S. military [1]) is a United States military base occupying a location on 45 square miles (117 km 2) of land and water [2] on th...

Jan 31, 2025 · President Donald Trump’s stated plan to detain 30,000 migrants at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, brings a little-known history back into the spotlight: When the U.S. held Haitian...

5 days ago · Guantánamo Bay is primarily recognized as a military base for holding terror suspects and gained notoriety, following allegations of torture and mistreatment during the U.S. war on...

Jan 11, 2024 · It was 22 years ago this week that the U.S. opened a military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to hold suspected terrorists after the 9/11 attacks. That prison remains open today. It still...

Jan 22, 2015 · By a treaty signed in 1903 and reaffirmed in 1934, the U.S. recognized Cuba’s “ultimate sovereignty” over the 45-sq.-mi. enclave in Oriente province near the island’s southeast end. In return, Cuba...

Nov 28, 2023 · The Guantanamo Bay Camps, or Gitmo as it’s commonly known, represent an evolving and complex approach to detainment and security management by the United States. Located in southeastern Cuba, this facility has been at the center of national security discussions for over two decades.

Guantanamo Bay is the largest bay on the extreme south coast of Cuba, and affords anchorage for deep-draft ships.