NPR has learned that the Pentagon has also approved the expansion of the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for the same purpose.

Guantanamo Bay, a US naval base in Cuba, houses the world’s most expensive prison. President Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order directed its expansion.

The Trump administration recently transferred immigration detainees from countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean to detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay.

Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly preparing to send thousands of illegal immigrants to the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as soon as this week, marking a rapid escalation of ...

The U.S. military announced Wednesday it has transferred the first detainee out of Guantanamo Bay prison during the Trump administration.. Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi, who pleaded guilty to ...

The southwestern border mission and the detention operations at Guantanamo Bay have cost close to $330 million through mid-March, according to a U.S. official.

The Trump administration spent at least $21 million transporting migrants to Guantanamo Bay on military aircraft between January 20 and April 8, according to figures provided to Congress by the U ...

Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03) is leading a call among Democrats demanding the Trump administration to end efforts to detain migrants at Guantanamo Bay.