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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Omar Deghayes
at GTMO: 2002 - 2007
Danelia Stewart
at GTMO: 1966-1979
George Walls
at GTMO: 1991-1992
Natalie and Gregory Beaubrun
at GTMO: 1992
Dee Riley
at GTMO: 1960-1965
Winston and Nelda Williams
at GTMO: 1965-1967
Ira Kurzban
at GTMO: 1991-1996
Ronald Aubourg
at GTMO: 1992
William Brazzell
at GTMO: 1961-1965
Aldama Family
at GTMO: 1961-1995
David Frakt
at GTMO: 2008-09
Conrado Basulto
at GTMO: 1994-1995
Bisher Al-Rawi
at GTMO: 2002 - 2007
Moazzam Begg
at GTMO: 2003 - 2005
Raul Hernandez
at GTMO: 1994
Guarione Díaz
at GTMO: 1994
Eugenio Rothe
at GTMO: 1994-1995
Anita Lewis Isom
at GTMO: 1962-1977
Lieutenant General Raymond Ayres
at GTMO: Oct 1994 - Feb 1995
Lindy Aven and Ruth Patterson
at GTMO: 1961-1995
Sergio Lastres
at GTMO: 1994-1996
Patricia Page
at GTMO: 1954-1959
Gerry and Phyllis Robinson
at GTMO: 1960s and 1970s