Guantanamo Bay

Protesters from Amnesty International USA and other organizations rally outside the White House to demand the closure of the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, on Jan. 11, 2016.

#33. @realDonaldTrump What are your specific plans for Guantanamo? #100Days100Qs

Conflict

Barack Obama campaigned for the presidency promising to close Guantanamo Bay prison. Donald Trump, on the other hand, promised during his campaign to “load it up with some bad dudes, believe me, we’re gonna load it up.” What does that mean?

Prisoners released

After being apart for years, four prisoners released from Guantanamo are reunited with loved ones in Saudi Arabia

Conflict
Former Guantánamo Bay detainee Abu Wa'el Dhiab looks on as he arrives for an interview in Buenos Aires on Feb. 13, 2015.

‘Missing’ ex-Gitmo inmate has resurfaced in Venezuela

Conflict
Former Guantánamo Bay prisoner Abu Wa’el Dhiab in Buenos Aires on Feb. 13, 2015. He is one of six former inmates the US released to Uruguay in December 2014.

The truth about the former Gitmo prisoner ‘missing’ from Uruguay

Justice
Gitmo

Obama has pledged to close Gitmo, but the Pentagon is working to keep it open

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Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Justice Department considers release of hunger striker from Guantanamo

Justice

The Justice Department is deciding whether to grant a legal request to free a detainee by the name of Tariq Ba Odah. The Yemeni national has been on hunger strike since 2007 and currently weighs just 74 pounds.

Marines take a smoke break at Camp America, Guantanamo Bay.

These photos capture Guantanamo’s double life as a tropical prison and an all-American oasis in Cuba

Arts

Images of Cuba are usually beautiful: bright pastel colors, warm tropical weather and the bright blue hue of the ocean. But prisoners at Guantanamo can’t see any of that, even though it’s right outside. Photographer Debi Cornwall went to the prison to capture those contradictions on film.

In Novemeber of 2009, Eric Holder announced that the accused mastermind of the September 11th attacks, and four other top terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, would be prosecuted in criminal courts.

Eric Holder will resign, leaving a mixed legacy on national security issues

Justice

When he joined President Obama’s cabinet, Attorney General Eric Holder was expected to oversee the shutdown of the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. That never happened, but Holder succeeded in shifting focus back to civilian courts — but also aggressively onto leakers.

Carol Rosenberg

Nine things we’ve learned from Carol Rosenberg’s 13 years covering Guantanamo

Conflict & Justice

Even before the first detainee arrived at the US base in Guantanamo, Cuba, Miami Herald reporter Carol Rosenberg was on the story. After 13 years on the job, Rosenberg reflects on how the detention center came to be, snapshots of life there, and what Guantanmo was like for the five Taliban leaders recently swapped for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.Even before the first detainee arrived at the US base in Guantanamo, Cuba, Miami Herald reporter Carol Rosenberg was on the story. After 13 years on the job, Rosenberg reflects on how the detention center came to be, snapshots of life there, and what Guantanmo was like for the five Taliban leaders recently swapped for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.

Artist draws America’s most wanted at Gitmo

Global Politics

The courtroom in Guantanamo Bay is highly secured, with reporters sequestered in another room. And no cameras are allowed — but thanks to one woman, we can get an idea of what the scene looks like.