In the 1990s, more than 30,000 Cubans and 20,000 Haitians seeking asylum in the US were rescued from the sea, then held at GTMO in tent cities behind barbed wire. Some called it a “safe haven;” others, a “prison camp.”
In the 1990s, more than 30,000 Cubans and 20,000 Haitians seeking asylum in the US were rescued from the sea, then held at GTMO in tent cities behind barbed wire. Some called it a “safe haven;” others, a “prison camp.”
During World War II, thousands of Cubans worked on the base every day; after the Cuban Revolution, they had to choose sides. Many got caught in the middle of a global struggle.
In 2002, the first “enemy combatants” were brought to Camp X-Ray, first built for criminal refugees. Today, 172 prisoners remain at GTMO; others were released without charge.
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George Walls
at GTMO: 1991-1992
Lindy Aven and Ruth Patterson
at GTMO: 1961-1995
Moazzam Begg
at GTMO: 2003 - 2005
Sergio Lastres
at GTMO: 1994-1996
Patricia Page
at GTMO: 1954-1959
Danelia Stewart
at GTMO: 1966-1979
Guarione Díaz
at GTMO: 1994
David Frakt
at GTMO: 2008-09
Eugenio Rothe
at GTMO: 1994-1995
Ronald Aubourg
at GTMO: 1992
William Brazzell
at GTMO: 1961-1965
Winston and Nelda Williams
at GTMO: 1965-1967
Ira Kurzban
at GTMO: 1991-1996
Anita Lewis Isom
at GTMO: 1962-1977
Gerry and Phyllis Robinson
at GTMO: 1960s and 1970s
Natalie and Gregory Beaubrun
at GTMO: 1992
Bisher Al-Rawi
at GTMO: 2002 - 2007
Omar Deghayes
at GTMO: 2002 - 2007
Lieutenant General Raymond Ayres
at GTMO: Oct 1994 - Feb 1995
Aldama Family
at GTMO: 1961-1995
Dee Riley
at GTMO: 1960-1965
Conrado Basulto
at GTMO: 1994-1995
Raul Hernandez
at GTMO: 1994