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The Latest Breaking News from Guantánamo

Guantánamo Would Be 'Central Node' in Any U.S. Military Operation in Cuba, Experts Say

The U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay would serve as a "central node" in any potential military operation in Cuba, analysts say, even as they stress that such a scenario remains unlikely under current conditions.

Latin Times

Trump administration holding immigrants from 26 countries at Guantánamo prison

The increase in immigration detainees at the island prison comes as the Supreme Court has freed up the Trump administration to deport undocumented immigrants to countries beyond their nation of origin

The Independent UK

Trump administration deports more alleged gang members to El Salvador

Move is latest in controversial method of deporting people from Guantánamo to prison abroad without US due process

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Pentagon reviews plans to cut troops handling migrants at Guantánamo by as much as half

The Associated Press has learned that military officials are reviewing plans that would cut the number of U.S. troops deployed to the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba to handle detained migrants by as much as half

The Independent UK

Team Trump rethinking costly Guantánamo Bay immigration plan as power issues plague makeshift detention site: report

The ACLU, joined by other nonprofit organizations, has filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration for its Guantánamo plan

The Independent UK

Trump "disappearing" immigrants at Gitmo

The Trump administration is refusing to say who it is sending to Guantánamo Bay or why

Salon

Migrants arriving at Guantánamo Bay are entering a ‘legal black hole’, refugee groups warn

Immigration advocacy groups and lawyers are asking the government for greater transparency on the undocumented immigrants brought to the detention center at Guantánamo Bay

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ACLU Requests Access To Migrants Detained At Guantánamo Bay

ACLU requests access to migrants at Guantánamo Bay, citing legal concerns and advocating for transparency.

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Gitmo: Today, tomorrow — and forever?

A short history of the prison that Obama and Biden couldn't close — and Trump wants to fill with migrants

Salon

‘America’s gulag’: Trump’s Guantánamo ploy tars migrants as terrorists

The president wants to detain thousands of people at a site that is notorious for its secrecy and history of abuse

The Guardian - US

‘We painted our fear, hope and dreams’ − examining the art and artists of Guantánamo Bay

When Moath al-Alwi left Guantánamo Bay for resettlement in Oman, accompanying him on his journey was a cache of artwork he created during more than two decades of detention.

The Conversation

Trump inherits the Guantánamo prison, complete with 4 ‘forever prisoners’

President Joe Biden’s record of handling the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is decidedly mixed. He succeeded in reducing the detainee population he inherited by more than half, but he compounded problems in the military commissions that the Bush administration had invented in the wake of the 9/11…

The Conversation

Joe Biden under pressure to release ‘forever prisoner’ from Guantánamo Bay

UN experts call on US president in his final week in office to free Abu Zubaydah, who was detained 23 years ago in the aftermath of 9/11

The Guardian - UK

Defense Secretary strips Guantánamo official of power to reach settlements, after 9/11 plotter controversy

Defense Department and war prosecutors locked in back-and-forth over plea deals for three 9/11 plotters

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We still don’t know everything that happened at Guantánamo Bay. The 9/11 trial could tell us

An obscure records request, an ACLU lawsuit, and the 9/11 trial could finally shed light on what the CIA was doing at Guantánamo’s mysterious Camp 7, writes Josh Marcus

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Serial season 4: Guantánamo; Hidden Treasures: The Dumb Waiter, Traitor; Dial F for Football – review

The grandaddy of podcasts reassesses the US terrorist detention camp; a rerun of Pinter and Potter plays is not to be missed. And at last, a genuinely funny new radio comedy…

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: Guantánamo gets the Serial treatment

In this week’s newsletter: The all-time great podcast returns for a fourth season, investigating the infamous detention camp. Plus: five of the best hip-hop podcasts

WEKU

Guantánamo Bay is still open. This week, pressure ramped up to close it

This week, a group of nearly 100 advocacy organizations sent a letter to President Biden urging him to finally close the facility.

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‘Like Guantánamo’: the children locked in solitary for weeks at a time in Queensland youth prison

Exclusive: Whistleblowers, judges and youth workers say children are leaving Townsville’s Cleveland youth detention centre scarred, angry and more likely to commit further crime

The Guardian - US

This 9/11 suspect and ‘torture prop’ has spent 20 years in Guantánamo. Is he nearing a deal with the US?

Ammar al-Baluchi was a human experiment for interrogators learning brutal techniques. Now prosecutors have proposed a plea bargain

McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘Very intimate knowledge’: What Ron DeSantis saw while serving at Guantánamo

WASHINGTON — As a young military officer at the height of the war on terror, Lt. Ron DeSantis was often seen running on the beach of Guantánamo Bay and along its ridgeline, encircling Camp America. It was a chaotic time at the U.S. military detention facility in Cuba, and as…

WEKU

A Guantánamo inmate was released to Belize after suing for wrongful imprisonment

A 42-year-old Pakistani man who spent nearly half his life in U.S. custody has been released from Guantánamo and resettled in Belize after suing the Biden administration for unlawful imprisonment.

The Guardian - US

Guantánamo detainee who was tortured by CIA released to Belize

Al-Qaida courier turned informant Majid Khan, 42, to be permanently resettled after being held in US custody for nearly 20 years

WEKU

The U.S. releases the oldest prisoner in Guantánamo Bay

Saifullah Paracha, 75, was held at the U.S. facility for 18 years without ever being charged. He arrived in Pakistan on Saturday.

The Guardian - US

‘The actual critique is being lost’: the truth about Jihad Rehab, the year’s most controversial documentary

The film, which follows former Guantánamo detainees in a rehabilitation program, sparked concerns over consent and ethics. Then came the backlash

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