The commander told Congress last month that in the event of what one Republican senator described as “any humanitarian crisis” in Cuba, the Pentagon would “set up a camp” at the Guantánamo Bay US base to “deal with” migrants. “Guantánamo should be a relic of the past,” the organizations’ letter to the lawmakers reads. The less well-known migrant detention facilities are separate from the terrorism-related detention center at the base. “Both have long been known for inhumane conditions, mistreatment, and due process violations,” Friday’s letter states. After the January abduction of the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration turned its attention on Cuba.

Source: The Guardian April 10, 2026 15:32 UTC