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Trump Official Says U.S. Can House Migrants at All of Its Overseas Bases

New York Times 24 Oct 2025
A Justice Department lawyer made the claim in response to a challenge to the administration’s use of the base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to hold detainees designated for deportation ... .
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A Curious Collaboration Between Prisoners and the Military at Guant�namo

New York Times 23 Oct 2025
The portraits fill a visual vacuum during a ban on media access to the operation that holds the last 15 U.S. wartime prisoners ... .
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U.S. Empties Migrant Detention Space at Guant�namo

New York Times 17 Oct 2025
A group of 18 detainees had been held at the offshore base for less than a week. They were deported days before a court hearing where lawyers are challenging the holding of migrants there ... .
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Exhibition at Middlebury College showcases art from Guantanamo Bay, Vt. prisons

Addison County Independent 16 Oct 2025
These pieces were created by three prisoners held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, each of whom were eventually released having never been charged with a crime ... One Guantanamo Bay prisoner wrote a note in Arabic on the back of a painting.
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ICE Sends More Migrants to Guant�namo Bay, Resumes Operations

New York Times 14 Oct 2025
The offshore holding sites had been empty since Oct. 1. The nationalities of the new arrivals were not immediately known ... .
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I.C.E. Transfers 18 Migrants From Guant�namo, Emptying Detention Site

New York Times 02 Oct 2025
Fewer than 700 migrants have been held at the U.S. Navy base under a crackdown on illegal immigration, though the detention site was envisioned to hold tens of thousands in tent cities ... .
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US Threatens to Deport 33,000 Colombians, Including to Guantanamo Prison

Colombia One 30 Sep 2025
The Trump administration mulls deporting 33,000 Colombian migrants from the U.S., with many potentially being redirected to the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba ... Colombian government pushes back against US pressure and Guantanamo threat.
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U.S. Officials See Hostage Release as Promising Sign for Deal With Taliban

New York Times 30 Sep 2025
The path to any agreement is complex for several reasons, including the Taliban’s demand that a man accused of being a Qaeda operative be released from Guantánamo Bay ... .
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US May Deport 33,000 Colombian Migrants; Many Could Be Sent to Guantanamo Prison 

Colombia One 29 Sep 2025
The Trump administration is weighing the deportation of 33,000 Colombian migrants from the United States, with many potentially being redirected to the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba ... pressure and Guantanamo threat.
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Today’s chaos is starting to feel like the tectonic change of 9/11 | Opinion

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 19 Sep 2025
Our politics spur uncertainty that echoes the disorder brought by Osama bin Laden 24 years ago, David Mastio says ... .
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They Lowered the McDonald's Flag Half-Mast At Guantanamo, by Caitlin Johnstone

The Unz Review 13 Sep 2025
Video Link. The McDonald’s flag at Guantanamo Bay was lowered to half-mast in honor of the GOP swamp creature who was assassinated by a sniper the day before 9/11, which I think we can all agree is the most American thing that has ever happened ... ....
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Water failure at Guant�namo Bay affects U.S. migrant operations there

National Public Radio 12 Sep 2025
Migrants sent by the U.S. to Guant�namo Bay, Cuba, were moved to another part of the naval base there because of a water failure, raising doubts about housing large numbers of deportees. (Image credit. AFN Guantanamo Bay Public Affairs) ....
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From 9/11 Enemy Combatants to Undocumented Immigrants: Guantanamo’s Evolving Role

Jurist 11 Sep 2025
Bush established the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to incarcerate and punish those responsible for the deaths of more than 3,000 Americans ... However, that never happened even though President Joe Biden also endorsed the closure of Guantanamo.
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What to Know About the 9/11 Case at Guant�namo Bay

New York Times 11 Sep 2025
A guide to the military prison, the prisoners, the costs and what else goes on at the U.S. naval base ... .
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